- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
As we head off into a long holiday weekend and many of us are taking extended summer vacations, I wanted to wish everyone a safe 4th of July and share a reminder of COVID-19 protocols.
Stay safe over the holiday weekend - If you are making fireworks part of your July 4th celebration, please keep to the “Safe and Sane” versions. To prevent fires and injuries, remember to keep everyone, especially youngsters, a safe distance from fireworks, read the instructions, and have a bucket of water and a hose handy to keep you and your family safe! For more firework safety information, see
- Author: Brian Oatman
COVID-19 remains a presence in our communities statewide. CDC's COVID Data Tracker reports that 47 counties are currently experiencing medium or high rates of cases. Within UC ANR, we are seeing 1 to 2 cases reported daily among our employees statewide. With the safety protocols that we have in place, we do not need to curtail activities, but we all need to remain vigilant and...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The rate of COVID-19 cases has been increasing in many of our communities. Public health officials have indicated that the current subvariant appears to spread more easily, but in most cases the symptoms of illness are mild and people recover in a few days. In May, UC ANR experienced the second-highest number of cases among employees statewide, after only the “omicron surge” of January 2022.
According to the CDC Community Levels website, more than half of California counties are in the “medium” transmission category, meaning they are experiencing a rate of greater than 200 cases per 100,000 population in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations are also up statewide, but thankfully have not reached critical...
As we have returned to mostly normal operations and public health guidance has evolved, we continually assess ANR's COVID-19 prevention protocols to keep aligned with current standards and risks. With that in mind, we are now able to end use of the daily Clearance to Work Survey, and transition to a COVID-19 Screening Report, in which ANR employees will only need to complete the survey when they have information that needs to be reported. Employees will use the COVID-19 Screening Report to report the following issues: COVID-19 test results, symptoms, or close exposures. On most days, if you have nothing to report in these areas, you will not need to fill out any survey. This change will be effective May 16, 2022.
With this...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
In order to adapt to recent changes in statewide public health guidance concerning mask requirements in public places, UC ANR has updated our Mask Protocol. The latest statewide guidance states that masks are “strongly recommended” by California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for all...