Crowdsourced Covid-19 Information for Orange County, CA

Links to various google docs, maps, and other disparate resources from locals trying to find businesses that do (or do not) follow recommended public health guidelines for Covid-19.

Note because these are all crowdsourced. For the most part it's impossible for the maintainer of this site to verify the accuracy of any of the information posted. At best these are rough recommendations and should not be taken as definitive locations where you are not at risk of coming in contact with Covid-19 or being infected.

As always follow the recommendations of official guidelines laid down from State and Federal authorities and note that we should during these time exercise extreme caution even if we feel that a particular establishment appears safe.

  • OC Unmasked a custom google map showing businesses marked in green that users have reported as enforcing facemasks, regular cleaning, and other safety measures. Businesses marked in red, are establishments that users have reported as failing to meet official safety guidelines or experience rampant non-compliance from patrons. Soon to be updated with a new more general project called TheMaskMap.com
  • OC Covid Closures Google spreadsheet tracking businesses that have closed due to Covid outbreaks
  • Safe Places OC Facebook group whose purpose is to crowd source information regarding Covid-19, safe distancing behavior, and masks in Orange County, CA

Reputable sources of information

Links to official public health resources in Orange County regarding Covid-19, commonly refered to as the Coronavirus.

  • OC Healthcare Agency's Covid-19 official site
  • Hoag Hospital's Covid-19 page
  • Mission Hospital's Recommendations on Face Masks
  • Dr. Dan's YouTube Channel New youtube channel from a physician and professor at UCI focused on public awareness around Covid-19

Debunking Covid-19 Misinformation

As always this current crisis has it's fair share of conspiracy theories and disinformation. Much of this comes from figures with pasts already well entrenched in movements like figure the anti-vaccine movement and other pseudo-medical movements. But also there's been a disturbing rise of more sophisticated propaganda that is harder to recognize as disinformation, especially to individuals with a penchant for conspiracy theories. The following are resources for fact-checking spurious claims about Covid-19

Snope's articles for Covid-19