The Town of Redding has declared a public health state of emergency.  Redding Director of Health Dr. Leibowitz says a standard tenet in medicine has always been to perform a test only if it will in some way change the way a case is managed.  In this instance, medical management would not change in the setting of a positive result, in the absence of severe symptoms requiring hospitalization.   The management advice for those who are not severely ill is to stay home until well, treat symptoms, employ social avoidance and self-quarantine, and practice good hygiene measures- whether or not COVID-19 is diagnosed.