NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) will hold a virtual town hall to discuss the latest in the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, Nov. 19.

The town hall will take place from 7 to 8 p.m.

This event will be held over Zoom and interested participants must email Thompson’s office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in order to join, as the platform has a capacity of 500 people. They will be notified via email with instructions on how to join.

The event will also be streamed on Facebook Live via Thompson’s page, https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeThompson/.

Thompson will be joined by George Rutherford, MD, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UC San Francisco and Dr. Karen Relucio, Dr. Karen Relucio, deputy director of Napa County Health & Human Services-Public Health officer, for a discussion about the surging coronavirus case rate.

This is the 17th in a series of virtual town halls Thompson has held since the pandemic began earlier this year.

All constituents of California’s Fifth Congressional District and members of the press are invited to join.

Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.