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Apr 4, 2025: 2025 Comp Plan Update: Transportation Element, Plan Intro, & Administration Piece Ready for Review
Mar 19, 2025: San Juan County Establishes Interim Inter-Island Transportation Services as RFP Process Continues
Mar 7, 2025: 2025 Comp Plan Update: Climate Element and Draft Official Map Amendments Available for Review
Mar 6, 2025: Governor Ferguson announces plan to restore Washington State Ferries to full service by this summer
Mar 4, 2025: Public Meeting: Land Bank Using Prescribed Fires to Manage Wildfire Risks & Restore Ecosystems
Feb 19, 2025: San Juan County Seeks Proposals from Transportation Service Providers for Pilot Project
Feb 12, 2025: Call for Candidates: Three-Day Special Filing Period for Lopez Metropolitan Park District Commissioners
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Dec 10, 2024: County Council Considers Extending Agreement with Lopez Solid Waste to Allow for More Collaboration
Dec 5, 2024: San Juan County to Consider Updated Interlocal Agreement with Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District
Dec 2, 2024: San Juan County Council Sets Public Hearing for Cultural Access Sales Tax at Dec. 10 Meeting
Nov 25, 2024: San Juan County Celebrates Completion of Lopez Skate Park and Calls for Inaugural Skaters
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Nov 1, 2024: UPDATE: Sea Wall Repairs Temporarily Close MacKaye Harbor Dock and Boat Ramp on Lopez Island
Oct 22, 2024: DRAFT North Shore Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
Oct 21, 2024: Reminder: You’re Invited to Attend Open Houses for the 2025 Comp Plan Update This Fall
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Sep 24, 2024: SJC Reviews Shoreline Habitat & Infrastructure Adaptation Strategies in the face of Sea Level Rise
Sep 23, 2024: DRAFT Watmough Bay Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
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Aug 27, 2024: County Representatives Discuss Solutions to Ferry Service Disruptions with Governor Inslee
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Aug 13, 2024: Ferry Data from Staff and Local Partners Shapes Council Request for ‘Executive Relief’ From WA State
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Guidance on Symptoms of COVID and When to Stay Home from Work or School
Oct 28, 2020
By San Juan County
For most of us, one of the challenges of the COVID response has been trying to pull out useful details from the steady stream of complicated and ever-changing information.
This Topic will attempt to simplify the complex, but please know that if you have a concern, you can always contact your healthcare provider for questions about your symptoms, or the San Juan County COVID Hotline for more general inquiries at 360-370-7500 and we’ll help clarify.
Remember: If you think you are having a medical emergency or you are not sure CALL 911.
As we head into winter, sore throats, stuffy noses, and fevers become far more common. This year, the risk of COVID heightens our awareness and concern.
We’ve always been asked to stay home when sick, but what does that mean? If you have seasonal allergies, do you stay home? Do you stay home if you’re recovering from a cold and fighting a lingering sore throat? How long do you wait after being sick to return to work? There aren’t too many certainties these days, but below is some commonsense guidance.
First off, if you were in close contact with someone with a confirmed positive COVID test result and have NOT been contacted by public health authorities, please call 360-370-7500.
Secondly, there are two categories of COVID symptoms:
CLASS A - More Worrisome:
- Fever (100.4F or higher)
- Cough
- Loss of sense of taste or smell
- Shortness of breath
CLASS B - Less Worrisome:
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Muscle or body aches
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
With that as a starting point, here are some basic guidelines:
SYMPTOMS: If you have any Class A symptoms or 2 or more Class B symptoms: contact your healthcare provider. A COVID test is strongly recommended.
-If you contact your health care provider and either don’t receive a COVID test, or receive a COVID test that is NEGATIVE, you should stay at home until:
- 24 hours after your fever (if present) has resolved (without help of medications), AND
- Your symptoms have improved, OR
- Your health care provider has cleared you to return to work, school, etc.
If you contact your healthcare provider and received a POSITIVE COVID test, you should stay home until:
- It has been 10 days since your symptoms began, AND
- 24 hours after your fever has resolved (without help of medications), AND
- Your symptoms have improved, OR
- Your health care provider has cleared you to return to work, school, etc.
And if you only have one Class B symptom, do the smart thing and stay home until you’re feeling healthy. If the symptom doesn’t resolve, then contact your healthcare provider.
From a public health standpoint, there has always been caution about the start of winter, reopening of schools, holiday travel, and our move indoors for many activities and gatherings. We are entering an especially vulnerable time, especially with cases rising across the United States and Washington.
We can’t eliminate all risk, but we can continue to be thoughtful, careful, and respectful of our communities and our friends and neighbors. That continued diligence will help to ensure continued success.
Remember: If you think you are having a medical emergency or you are not sure CALL 911.
As we head into winter, sore throats, stuffy noses, and fevers become far more common. This year, the risk of COVID heightens our awareness and concern.
We’ve always been asked to stay home when sick, but what does that mean? If you have seasonal allergies, do you stay home? Do you stay home if you’re recovering from a cold and fighting a lingering sore throat? How long do you wait after being sick to return to work? There aren’t too many certainties these days, but below is some commonsense guidance.
First off, if you were in close contact with someone with a confirmed positive COVID test result and have NOT been contacted by public health authorities, please call 360-370-7500.
Secondly, there are two categories of COVID symptoms:
CLASS A - More Worrisome:
- Fever (100.4F or higher)
- Cough
- Loss of sense of taste or smell
- Shortness of breath
CLASS B - Less Worrisome:
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Muscle or body aches
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
With that as a starting point, here are some basic guidelines:
SYMPTOMS: If you have any Class A symptoms or 2 or more Class B symptoms: contact your healthcare provider. A COVID test is strongly recommended.
-If you contact your health care provider and either don’t receive a COVID test, or receive a COVID test that is NEGATIVE, you should stay at home until:
- 24 hours after your fever (if present) has resolved (without help of medications), AND
- Your symptoms have improved, OR
- Your health care provider has cleared you to return to work, school, etc.
If you contact your healthcare provider and received a POSITIVE COVID test, you should stay home until:
- It has been 10 days since your symptoms began, AND
- 24 hours after your fever has resolved (without help of medications), AND
- Your symptoms have improved, OR
- Your health care provider has cleared you to return to work, school, etc.
And if you only have one Class B symptom, do the smart thing and stay home until you’re feeling healthy. If the symptom doesn’t resolve, then contact your healthcare provider.
From a public health standpoint, there has always been caution about the start of winter, reopening of schools, holiday travel, and our move indoors for many activities and gatherings. We are entering an especially vulnerable time, especially with cases rising across the United States and Washington.
We can’t eliminate all risk, but we can continue to be thoughtful, careful, and respectful of our communities and our friends and neighbors. That continued diligence will help to ensure continued success.