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DPH director: city will lift general public masking orders March 1; OCME finds low levels of xylazine in four overdose deaths
Summary
Director Colfax told the Commission the city's COVID‑19 public health emergency and accompanying health orders will end Feb. 28, general public masking requirements in hospitals, shelters and jails will end March 1 while staff will remain required to mask with patients, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner detected low levels of xylazine in four overdose decedents.
Director Colfax presented the director's report and described several public‑health updates for the Commission.
On COVID‑19 policy, Colfax said San Francisco will align with the state on ending the local COVID‑19 public health emergency and certain health orders on Feb. 28. The city’s health officer intends to rescind the broader "Safer Return Together" order but issue two targeted orders affecting hospitals, skilled‑nursing facilities and jails. Under those orders, clinical staff in these settings will still be required to wear masks…
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