"The federal quarantine of former Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers at Travis Air Force Base remains a federal operation," the statement said. The California Health and Human Services Agency released a statement Saturday regarding the possible transfer of coronavirus patients to Costa Mesa. We would like to know more about who the individuals are," she said. "The reason that we have followed through with an injunction is because we don't have a lot of information. citizens were removed Monday.Ĭity manager Loriann Farrell Harrison said the city needs to know more before feeling comfortable with the transfer.
Officials said the patients are California residents and may be coming from the Diamond Princess cruise ship from which more than 300 U.S. Thursday night, Costa Mesa city officials began hearing of the plan to move between 30 and 50 patients to the state-owned land.įoley said the city was surprised to learn that the Fairview Developmental Center was being considered for a group of patients who have tested positive for coronavirus, and city leaders filed an injunction to block the transfer in an effort to protect residents. My wife's been crying all day."įederal court papers filed Friday state that the federal government planned to transfer the patients from Travis Air Force Base on Sunday or Monday. "We saw it on the news this morning," said Santa Ana resident William Hart, who attended the meeting. Department of Health from transferring as many as 50 patients who have tested positive for coronavirus from Sacramento to the city's Fairview Developmental Center. Mayor Katrina Foley said the city was blindsided by the federal government's plan to transfer coronavirus patients to Costa Mesa.Īt a press conference, officials including Mayor Katrina Foley gathered to answer questions about the injunction filed to block the CDC and the U.S. Pinho contributed to this report.COSTA MESA (CBSLA) – Costa Mesa city officials addressed the public Saturday regarding concerns over the possible transfer of confirmed coronavirus patients to the city. Times Community News staff writer Faith E. The state is also looking into whether the Orange County fairgrounds could be used as a makeshift hospital site, according to Costa Mesa officials. “All of those talks are ongoing as we speak and we hope to have more firm details in the coming days,” David Souleles, the county’s director of public health services, said Tuesday. “The surge is for low-acuity patients who may be transported off-site to a hospital location,” Sanchez said, so it’s possible that “those who would have lower conditions that can be put off-site may be put in Fairview,” rather than those who have tested positive for COVID-19.Ĭosta Mesa officials - who fiercely fought a proposal in February to move coronavirus patients to Fairview - said this week that much has changed on that front, and the city is now working with its counterparts at the local, state and federal levels. While that’s enough to serve the county’s current needs, officials are looking at several sites - including the state-owned Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa - that could harbor additional patients. Presently, the county has 5,367 beds available, he told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The latest maps and charts on the spread of COVID-19 in California. South Coast Plaza, the popular Costa Mesa mall, had originally planned to reopen Tuesday but will instead remain closed until further notice, a spokeswoman said. One thing that has become more commonplace during the coronavirus outbreak is the extension of previously announced closures. “Even when we do go back to normal, that normal will be different than what we had before,” he said. The longer people don’t comply with our public health orders, the more people will die and the longer our restaurants and businesses will suffer from closures and reduced hours.”ĭo said he wants the county to “go back to normal but, even in the best scenario, we are at least a month from that happening.”
“In the face of past threats, our nation has always pulled together to make personal sacrifices to defeat our common enemies. To those who continue to head out on a whim or gather in non-family groups, county Supervisor Andrew Do had a simple message: “Stop it.”
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