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Gavin Newsom At the same time, the Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie household, neither of whom had said the increased number of cas- declared a state of emer- Affairs Palo Alto Health Care stated during his testimony to the been in contact with a traveler or es of the virus was expected as the E gency this week over the System’s Palo Alto hospital con- federal House Appropriations with someone carrying the virus. disease spreads. novel coronavirus following the firmed it has become a receiving Committee Wednesday. The cases strongly indicate “The Public Health Depart- state’s first virus-related death, center for former service mem- The number of known corona- that the virus is now spreading ment will continue to identify local public health officials an- bers diagnosed with the virus. virus cases within the county has throughout the community, ac- anyone who has come into con- nounced that the number of cases This week, a veteran who has steadily increased since Feb. 28, cording to the department. tact with these cases,” staff said has risen to 20 in Santa Clara tested positive for the disease was when there were only two. On that More cases were reported this County. transferred to the facility. The VA day and on Feb. 29, the county’s week and involved international (continued on page 8) PUBLIC HEALTH Schools, universities try to slow virus’ spread Many campuses increase cleaning efforts, others prepare for remote learning by Elena Kadvany s confirmed coronavirus cases continue to increase A locally, schools and uni- versities are amping up their pre- vention efforts, from preparing for online learning options and con- ducting intensive cleaning to urg- ing cancellation of large events. The Palo Alto school district, which sent home from school last Lloyd Lee week two students whose parent had been exposed to the corona- virus, have implemented extra cleaning of the students’ schools, Shoppers at Costco in Mountain View stocked up on water bottles, temporarily depleting the store’s supply. Shelves above, once filled Palo Alto High School and JLS with toilet paper, were empty on Monday. Middle School. Custodial staffs at every campus are following rec- have toilet paper,” Hmelar, 52, ommended cleaning procedures PUBLIC HEALTH said. “So I’m gonna be here at 9 daily, “with extra effort on areas a.m. to buy toilet paper.” considered high-risk,” such as None of Hmelar’s family bathrooms, athletic areas, cafete- Fear, anxiety and Champagne: knows she’s at Costco stockpil- rias and the nurse’s office as well ing for an outbreak — “They’re as “high-touch points” such as Palo Altans prepare for coronavirus probably thinking I’m crazy,” door handles, hand railings, lock- she said — as the virus looms ers and shared desks, the district Some customers gut local stores of items beyond CDC-recommended measures dangerously close to them. announced. by Lloyd Lee Hmelar’s youngest daughter Superintendent Don Austin de- is a senior at Palo Alto High clined to state whether the two quiet anxiety grips Palo drug stores to prepare to bun- announced to customers that School, where one student was students had been tested for coro- Alto and Mountain View ker down in their homes in case record numbers of people have sent home on Feb. 28 after the navirus, citing their privacy, but A as residents face the pos- there’s an outbreak or they find been showing up as the store school district learned that said that the district was follow- sibility that the coronavirus will themselves infected. opens to grab basic necessities the student’s parent had been ing direction from the Santa Clara knock on their doors. Palo Alto resident Monica like toilet paper and water bot- exposed to the virus, prompt- County Public Health Department. The Santa Clara County Pub- Hmelar has been searching tles. On Feb. 28, 958 custom- ing the district to disinfect the Austin was also authorized by lic Health Department has iden- several retail stores for hand ers came through the store as campus. (See story, “Schools, the school board president to sus- tified 20 cases of COVID-19, sanitizer. On March 2, she it opened, the highest customer universities try to slow virus’ pend a board policy that prohibits the disease caused by the new stopped by the Costco store in count in recent history, accord- spread.”) alcohol-based cleaning products virus, in the area. And as the Mountain View, but the ware- ing to the employee. And Hmelar’s oldest daughter and immediately ordered alcohol- number of cases climbs, resi- house ran out of everything “They told me to come back based hand sanitizers for schools, dents are scouring grocery and she needed. One employee tomorrow at 9 a.m. when they’ll (continued on page 7) (continued on page 7) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 6, 2020 • Page 5 Upfront 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. Johnson (223-6505) EDITORIAL Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Associate Editor Linda Taaffe (223-6511) Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6516) I’m kind of freaking out about the Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane (223-6517) Home & Real Estate Editor whole thing. Heather Zimmerman (223-6515) Assistant Sports Editor Glenn Reeves (223-6521) —Monica Hmelar, Palo Alto resident, on the Express & Digital Editor Jamey Padojino coronavirus outbreak. See story on page 5. (223-6524) Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Elena Kadvany (223-6519), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) Chief Visual Journalist Magali Gauthier (223-6530) Staff Visual Journalist Sammy Dallal (223-6520) Editorial Assistant/Intern Coordinator Lloyd Lee (223-6526) Around Town MAKING WAVES ... The longtime Contributors Chrissi Angeles, Mike Berry, Carol Blitzer, Peter Canavese, Edward Gerard Fike, head of the San Francisquito Yoshi Kato, Chris Kenrick, Jack McKinnon, Creek Joint Powers Authority is Sheryl Nonnenberg, John Orr, Monica Schreiber, leaving the agency to head San Jay Thorwaldson Mateo County’s new flood and Gennady Sheyner ADVERTISING sea-level rise district, according Vice President Sales & Marketing to a Feb. 25 press release. Len Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) Materman, who was the JPA’s Multimedia Advertising Sales executive director for almost Tiffany Birch (223-6573), Elaine Clark (223-6572), 12 years, will serve as CEO of Connie Jo Cotton (223-6571) A NEW LOOK ..