International Trade Webinar, New Santa Clara County Health Order
City of Milpitas - Office of Economic Development | August 3, 2021
Expand Your Business to the Global Stage - Free Webinar on 8/12
The Office of Economic Development's International Trade & Commerce Program will continue its free webinar series in partnership with Mission College Small Business Institute. Join us for the Export and Import Finance Webinar on Thursday, August 12 from 10-11am to learn more about the costs of exporting. We will be joined by international trade expert Dr. Raj Shea and Mission College Director of Business and Workforce Engagement Rob Gamble. If your business is looking to expand into international markets or attract foreign investment, this webinar will be a great place to learn more and ask questions. Registration is required - please click here to register for the August 12 event. We look forward to seeing you and please reach out with any questions about the new International Trade & Commerce program. All webinar registration links can be foundhere.
Face Coverings Now Required Regardless of Vaccination Status
Effective August 3, 2021, Santa Clara County has issued a new Health Order requiring individuals to wear face coverings indoors regardless of vaccination status. This new Order was issued in light of the alarming rate of increasing COVID-19 cases due to the more transmissible Delta variant. Face coverings are required indoors except in situations where the individual is in their own residence or with members of their household; working in a closed office or room alone; or actively performing an activity that cannot be done while wearing a mask (e.g. swimming, eating/drinking, or receiving a cosmetic service that requires lifting the mask). Businesses must enforce this requirement for both personnel and customers, regardless of vaccination status, and must post visible signage at entrances informing personnel and customers of the requirement.
Santa Clara County Health Officer Sara Cody also recommends the following for all businesses:
Implement mandatory vaccination requirements for all personnel, subject only to the limited exemptions required by law.
Move operations and activities outdoors where possible, where there is significantly less risk of COVID-19 transmission. Where this is not possible, ventilation should be maximized.
Prohibit all personnel who are not fully vaccinated from engaging in any work-related travel to places with elevated rates of COVID-19, with widespread circulation of variants of concern, or where community vaccination rates are below the average in the Bay Area region.
Require all personnel not fully vaccinated to obtain frequent testing for COVID-19 consistent with current local, state, and federal recommendations. Any person, vaccinated or unvaccinated, who has any symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should be tested immediately.
Please click here for the full details of the Health Order. As always, the community's best protection from COVID-19 is to get vaccinated - you can find a vaccination site near you here. There will also be a free vaccine clinic this week on August 5 from 12-7pm at the Milpitas Community Center located at 457 E Calaveras Blvd - no appointment needed.
If you have any questions or need business assistance, please visit our website. Additionally, do not hesitate to contact the Office of Economic Development team by sending us an email. Assistance is available in English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and other languages. The pandemic has created hardship for Milpitas families and businesses alike. Please know that we stand with you as you navigate your way out of the pandemic. We are here to help you!
