https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/04/coronavirus-qa-santa-clara-county-health-officer-sara-cody-not-going-to-squander-the-sacrifices/

Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody led the Bay Area’s push in mid-March for the country’s first “shelter-in-place” order to control the coronavirus pandemic. It’s kept us largely confined to our homes, successfully averted a health system meltdown, and saved lives, but at mounting cost to our livelihoods.

Now, as Cody and other Bay Area health officers have extended the order with some modifications through the end of this month, we asked her how their strategy will get us back to work, school and some sense of normalcy and why the region’s rigid approach is still necessary. Questions and answers were edited for brevity and clarity.