SF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. GRANT COLFAX & ASSISTANT HEALTH OFFICER DR. RITA NGUYEN
CLARIFY ALLOWANCES IN THE MOST CURRENT HEALTH ORDER
FOR ONLINE/LIVESTREAMING OF PUBLIC WORSHIP


October 22, 2020

Earlier today, the San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC), supported by the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center (JIC) Virtual Outreach Team, hosted the 28th in a series of weekly COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response briefings for faith leaders. Today's briefing featured San Francisco Department of Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax and Assistant Health Officer Dr. Rita Nguyen, whose presentations focused on allowances for online/livestreaming of public worship and indoor vs. outdoor public worship in the most current Health Order, as well as giving a broader overview of San Francisco's strategic response to the pandemic.

The briefing may be viewed in its entirety below:
Also participating were Zoom Briefing Moderator/SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas, SFIC Board Chair and Shanti Project Executive Director Kaushik Roy, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's Sojourn Chaplaincy Spiritual Care Manager Rev. Floyd Trammell. Special appreciation is extended to SFIC Program/ Administrative Associate Cynthia Zamboukos, Executive Secretary to San Francisco Director of Health Michaela Varisto and the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Community Partners Coordinator John McKnight, Virtual Outreach Coordinator Tre Russell Allen and Team: Producer Lynne Mayes, assisted by Leads Sharon Walton and Hafiza Salehbhai.

Please join us next Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 8:30 am, at which our "Online Briefings for Faith Leaders" will focus on the COVID-19's impact on the arts in San Francisco and the intersection between the arts and houses of worship in our City.
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