SFDPH COVID-19 Information and Guidance: What’s New

A list of all recently published San Francisco Department of Public Health information and guidance documents and associated translations. These documents are also available for download on our sfcdcp.org public and provider pages.

Week of January 25 - January 29

CHANGES TO RESTRICTIONS EFFECTIVE 1/27/21:

Update 1/27/21: Screening Handout for Guest at Lodging Facilities

New 1/21/21: Congregate Residential COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plan Template

Week of January 18 - January 22

UPDATE 1/21/21: Respirator Medical Evaluations and N95 Fit Testing Resources

UPDATE 1/20/21: Screening Handout for non-personnel [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] [Russian]

UPDATE 1/20/21: Screening Handout for personnel [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] [Russian] [Arabic]

UPDATE 1/20/21: Close Contact Advisory — Children and Youth under 18

NEW 1/19/21: Home Quarantine Instructions for Under 18 – What to do if your child had close contact with someone
with COVID-19

NEW 1/15/21: Interim Guidance: Traveling by Public Transit

Week of January 11 - January 15

NEW 1/15/21: COVID-19 Vaccine: Myth vs. Fact (SFDPH/JIC, 1/13/21)

UPDATE 1/15/21: Home Isolation and Quarantine Instructions (SFDPH, 1/15/20)

NEW 1/13/21: COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs

NEW 1/13/21: COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs AAACD

UPDATE 1/13/21: Close Contact Advisory — Adult

Week of January 4 - January 8

UPDATE 1/8/21: FAQs: General Ventilation

NEW 1/7/21: Memo: Intended uses, distribution and requirements for the BinaxNOW(TM) rapid, point-of-care antigen test

NEW 1/7/21: Influenza & COVID-19 Recommendations Checklist for Long-Term Care Facilities

UPDATE 1/6/21: Safer Holiday Celebrations During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog]

UPDATE 1/4/21: Interim Guidance for Child Care Programs

UPDATE 1/4/21: Interim Guidance for Out-of-School Time Programs

Week of December 28- January 1

UPDATE 12/31/20: Safer Ways to Use New Outdoor Shared Spaces for Commercial Activities During COVID-19 [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog]

UPDATE 12/28/20: Guidelines for Home Isolation and Quarantine [Arabic] [Korean]

UPDATE 12/29/20: When someone has suspected or confirmed COVID-19: Quick Guide for Schools, Childcare, and Programs for Children and Youth

Week of December 19- December 25

UPDATE 12/22/20: Guidelines for Home Isolation and Quarantine

Week of December 12 - December 18

UPDATE 12/18/20: Travel Advisory and Guidance on Safer Essential Travel [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog] Previously titled COVID-19 Travel Advisory.

UPDATE 12/18/20: Guidance on Quarantine Duration for Close Contacts of COVID-19 Cases [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog]

NEW 12/17/20: Health Officer Order: Surge Related Travel Quarantine [Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese]

NEW 12/17/20: Travel Order Explained

UPDATE 12/16/20: Tip Sheet for Safer Social Interactions During COVID-19 Pandemic [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] [Russian]

NEW 12/16/20: FAQs: Room Air Exchange Rates (“Air Changes per Hour (ACH)”)

UPDATE 12/15/20: Instructions for Discharge of Transfer of Patients with COVID-19 to SNFs

UPDATE 12/14/20: Safer Holiday Celebrations During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog]

Week of December 5 - December 11

CHANGES TO RESTRICTIONS EFFECTIVE 12/10/20 The following guidance/tip sheets were updated to include notice of suspension or restrictions of indoor and outdoor activities starting 12/10/20:

UPDATE 12/8/20: Reopening TK-12 Schools for In-Person, On-Site Instruction: Preliminary Guidance for School Year 2020-2021 [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog]

NEW 12/8/20: Blood Type Screening as Risk Factor for Severity of COVID-19 Illness

UPDATE 12/10/20: FAQs: General Ventilation (SFDPH, 12/10/20) [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] [Russian]

UPDATE 12/10/20: Tips for Staying in Lodging Facilities During COVID-19 (SFDPH, Updated 12/10/2020) [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Russian] [Vietnamese]

UPDATE 12/10/20: Tip Sheet for Safer Social Interactions During COVID-19 Pandemic (SFDPH, Updated 12/10/2020) [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog]

UPDATE 12/11/20: Interim Guidance: Guidance for People Experiencing Homelessness in Shelters and Navigation Centers to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19(SFDPH, Updated 12/11/2020) [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog]

Week of November 29 - December 4

TRANSLATIONS UPDATE 12/4/20: Frequently Asked Questions for Workers Who Must Isolate or Quarantine Due to COVID-19 (11/20/20)[Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] [Russian]

UPDATE 12/2/20: COVID-19: Cleaning and Disinfectant Safety & Approved Disinfectants [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Chinese]

UPDATE 12/2/20: Interim Guidance: Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities

UPDATE:12/1/2020 Interim Guidance: Ending Isolation or Returning to Work for Those Who Have Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Update to Translations Pending. See Previous from 8/4/20: [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog]

NEW 12/1/20: Sample exposure investigation tool [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Chinese]

UPDATE 12/1/2020: Parent Handout: COVID-19 Health Checks/If Your Child has Symptoms Update to Translations Pending. See Previous from 8/10/20: [Vietnamese] [Spanish] [Russian] [Chinese] [Tagalog] [Arabic]

UPDATE 12/1/20: COVID-19 Health Checks at Programs for Children and Youth Update to Translations Pending. See Previous from 8/10/20 [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] [Russian] [Arabic]

UPDATE 12/1/20: Reopening TK-12 Schools for In-Person, On-Site Instruction: Preliminary Guidance for School Year 2020-2021 Update to Translations Pending. See Previous from 8/10/20 [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog]

UPDATE 11/29/20: When someone has suspected or confirmed COVID-19: Quick Guide for Schools, Childcares, and Programs for Children and Youth (SFDPH, UPDATE: 11/29/2020) [Vietnamese] [Spanish] [Russian] [Chinese] [Tagalog] [Arabic]

UPDATE 11/29/20: List of Close Contacts for Schools, Childcare, and Programs for Children and Youth (sample template) (SFDPH, 11/29/20) [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog] [Arabic]

UPDATE 11/29/20 Notification of an exposed school member sample letter (SFDPH, 11/29/20) [Spanish] [Chinese] [Tagalog] [Russian] [Arabic]