Effective at midnight on March 17, 2020, through to April 7, 2020, the City and County of San Francisco,
Department of Public Health (DPH) Officer issued Order No. C19-07 to Shelter-in-place. This Shelter-in-place DPHOrder No. C19-07, together with the Shelter-in-place orders of 5 additional Bay Area
counties, affecting more than 7 million people, are the first in the history of
California, and the first-ever, issued at State level, in the United States.
Used within the context of the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID
19 – the COrona VIrus Disease caused by the coronavirus 2019,
the term Shelter-in-place actually
originates in the domain of emergency preparedness (CDC; Homeland Security) Outside of the COVID19
context, it is an order to seek safety
indoors for protection against an active shooter, a chemical or
radiological hazard, or other outside threat, until a second, “all clear, order
to evacuate”, is issued.
Within the context of COVID-19, the City & County of San Francisco DPH Shelter-in-place Order C19-07 is a 10-page document that directs all residents of the City &
County of San Francisco to shelter at
their place of residence “except that they may leave to provide or receive
certain essential services or engage in certain essential activities, and work
for essential businesses and government services.” Non-compliance with this order is a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both [California Health and
Safety Code § 120295, et seq.; California Penal Code §§ 69, 148(a)(1); San
Francisco Administrative Code section 7.17(b). Individuals experiencing homelessness are exempt from the Order
to Shelter-in-place, although they
are urged to find shelter and government agencies to provide it.
The Shelter-in-place Order No. C19-07 document further outlines and defines
exactly those activities, businesses and services considered essential, which explains why so many
businesses and services have been sending out messages detailing their plans
for closure, online support, and/or varying compliance measures. The order also incorporates measures previously publicized, such as maintaining a 6-feet
distance between people outside homes, hand washing, using of hand sanitizer,
refraining from handshakes, resorting to telecommuting or telelearning to the
widest possible extent, and generally prohibiting gatherings outside of homes, or unrelated to essential activities, businesses and services. Measures, which under other far less threatening circumstances,
have given rise to more than one uprising.
In French, shelter-in-place Orders are referred to as “confinement
measures”. In fact, the French variation on shelter-in-place was decreed as
“National Confinement”, also on March 16, 2020. However, France’s National confinement was decreed, at the executive level, by the President of France,
Monsieur Macron, effective at midnight on the same day (Macron, 03-16-2020).
Update (March 19, 2020 - evening)
The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, issued a California, statewide, "stay-at-home" Order, affecting approx. 40 million people.
Update (March 31, 2020 - evening)
The City of San Francisco extended the city's Shelter-at--home orders through to May 3, 2020.
Update (March 19, 2020 - evening)
The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, issued a California, statewide, "stay-at-home" Order, affecting approx. 40 million people.
Update (March 31, 2020 - evening)
The City of San Francisco extended the city's Shelter-at--home orders through to May 3, 2020.
References
CDC - Emergency preparedness and response
https://emergency.cdc.gov/shelterinplace.asp
Department of Homeland Security - Sheltering in place
https://www.ready.gov/shelter
Department of Homeland Security - Sheltering in place
https://www.ready.gov/shelter
Department of Public Health,
City & County of San Francisco,
Order of the Health Officer C19-07 – March 16, 2020 (Shelter-in-Place)
Macron, E. (March 16, 2020) Déclaration du 2020
France – COVID19 - Mesures de confinement
