COVID-19 Causing Strain on San Francisco's 911 System: Officials

The continuing surge of COVID-19 infections crossed the Bay Area and the state continues to enactment a strain connected archetypal responders.

The San Francisco Mayor's bureau said 140 occurrence section employees are not moving due to the fact that of infections oregon isolation from imaginable exposure.

At the aforesaid time, 911 operators person been inundated with much calls for service.

The San Francisco Fire Department is present asking the nationalist not to dial 911 for insignificant questions oregon concerns.

“Please don't telephone 911 to inquire for a COVID-19 test, oregon due to the fact that you person a cold, oregon insignificant flu symptoms. We truly privation to support our ambulances disposable for radical having a bosom onslaught oregon strokes,” said San Francisco Fire Department Chief Jeanine Nicholson.

Nicholson said the section is capable to afloat unit each stations. But due to the fact that of truthful galore calls precocious paramedics are stretched precise thin, she said that she is proceeding the aforesaid from departments crossed the Bay Area.