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Significant Events Timeline 

Local, state, national and international events related to COVID-19 

• December 6, 2020 San Luis Obispo falls under Regional Stay At Home Orders.  
• November 16, 2020 San Luis Obispo categorized as Widespread (purple) Tier 1. 
• October 28, 2020 - The County Health Officer issues Health Officer Order #4 and Health Officer Order #5 to assist with testing at the County Jail and Juvenile Hall. 
• September 22, 2020 - San Luis Obispo County categorized as Substantial (red) or Tier 2.
• September 21, 2020 - The County Health Officer rescinds Health Officer Order No. 2 - Restriction on Visitors to Skilled Nursing Facilities.
• August 28, 2020 - San Luis Obispo County categorized as Widespread (purple) or Tier 1.  
• August 28, 2020 - State of CA releases Blueprint for a Safer Economy and new Health Officer Order.
• July 16, 2020 -Additional closures and restrictions issued by State of CA due to placement on County Monitoring List.
• July 16, 2020- San Luis Obispo County added to State's County Monitoring List. 
• July 13, 2020- State of CA issues closures statewide of various businesses and sectors.  
• July 3, 2020 - The County Health Officer issues temporary order to close bars, pubs and breweries countywide for July 4th weekend
• June 18, 2020 - State of California puts a statewide face covering order in place.
• June 5, 2020 - The County terminates the Local Emergency Order restricting the use of short term lodging
• June 5, 2020 - The County Health Officer issues an order to restrict visitors to skilled nursing facilities
• June 5, 2020 - County lifts order restricting hospital visitors
• May 16, 2020 - County issues order reducing the use of short term lodging
• May 16, 2020 - County Executive Order to Shelter at Home expires
• April 16, 2020 - County Continues Executive Order to Shelter at Home 
• April 8, 2020 - Cal Poly Alternate Care Site ready to accept patients  
• April 7, 2020 – Cal Poly Alternate Care Site construction is completed early
• April 4, 2020 – First death due to complications from COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County
• April 3, 2020 – CDC releases Face Coverings Guidance
  
• April 2, 2020 - County Continues Executive Order to Shelter at Home for an additional two weeks
• April 1, 2020 - California Department of Public Health releases Face Coverings Guidance
• March 30, 2020 – Cal Poly Alternate Care Site construction and set up begins
• March 26, 2020 – The County of San Luis Obispo Health Officer issues an order to restrict hospital visitors
• March 24, 2020 – The County Emergency Services Director orders the stand-up of the Cal Poly Alternate Care Site and a unique public-private partnership is quickly formed
• March 22, 2020 – FEMA California COVID-19 Pandemic Major Disaster is Declared: Event (DR-4482)
• March 20, 2020 – The County Emergency Services Director makes the decision, based on a probably worst-case infection scenario, to explore potential sites for an Alternate Care Site. Cal Poly President Jeff Armstrong offers any resources and facilities that Cal Poly has.  After assessment of several locations, Cal Poly SLO’s Rec Center is selected.
• March 19, 2020 - Governor Newsom issues a stay at home order to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19
• March 18, 2020 - The County of San Luis Obispo Emergency Services Director issues a Shelter-at-Home Order effective at 5:00 pm on March 19, 2020.  The order will be reviewed every 14 days. 
• March 18, 2020 - The County of San Luis Obispo Emergency Services Director issues a Suspension of Evictions Order
• March 17, 2020 – City of Pismo Beach Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 17, 2020 – City of Arroyo Grande Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 17, 2020 – City of Atascadero Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 17, 2020 – City of Paso Robles Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 17, 2020 – City of San Luis Obispo Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 16, 2020 – City of Grover Beach Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 14, 2020 -  City of Morro Bay Proclaims a Local Emergency
• March 14, 2020 – County Emergency Operations Center activates to a Level 1
• March 14, 2020 – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County
• March 13, 2020 – President Declares a National Emergency
• March 13, 2020 – The County of San Luis Obispo Emergency Services Director proclaims a local emergency and the County Health Officer declares a Local Health Emergency.  (Approved by the Board of Supervisors March 17, 2020)
• March 12, 2020 – Governor Newsom issues Executive Order EO-N-25-20
• March 11, 2020 – World Health Organization declares pandemic for COVID-19
• March 6, 2020 – San Luis Obispo County Public Health begins testing for COVID-19
• March 4, 2020 – California Proclaims a State of Emergency.
• March 4, 2020 – First COVID-19 death in California
• February 28, 2020 – First case of community spread in California
• February 4, 2020 – USA declares public health emergency; travel restrictions put in place.
• January 30, 2020 – World Health Organization (WHO) declares public health emergency of international concern
• January 26, 2020 – First confirmed case in California
• January 21, 2020 – San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department Operations Center (DOC) activated
• January 21, 2020 – First confirmed US case in Washington State
• December 31, 2019 – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China