Notices and Updates:
Reduce your COVID-19 risk: wash hands, clean cellphones and workstations:
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Good hand hygiene means washing hands with soap and water. And if soap and water is not available, use hand sanitizer or disinfecting wipes. Don’t forget your thumbs.
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Keep your cell phone to yourself, and don’t let anyone use it. If possible, use a wet wipe to clean the phone regularly
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Workstations are also areas to keep clean, especially if more than one person uses them. To clean, take a basic wipe and wipe the keys, the keyboard and the screen at the beginning of the day. If it's a community or shared desktop area, you'll want to do it each time that you're sitting down, at least through this part of the pandemic. For a phone, if it's a community-based phone, wipe off each of the headset pieces, and buttons.
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For more information, please visit the COVID-19 CDC Website
Coronavirus symptoms
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Fever or chills
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Cough
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Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
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Fatigue
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Muscle or body aches
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Headache
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New loss of taste or smell
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Sore throat
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Congestion or runny nose
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Nausea or vomiting
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Diarrhea
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus.
Some people are at higher risk to get sick from COVID-19 including:
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People over 65 years old
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People with compromised immune systems
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Individuals who have serious chronic medical conditions like:
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Heart disease
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Diabetes
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Lung disease
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Smokers
If you are at higher risk, you should take extra precautions to protect yourself:
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Stay home. It’s the most important thing you can do.
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Avoid contact with people who are sick. Isolate anyone sick in your home in a separate room, if possible.
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Get food brought to your house through family, social, or commercial networks. Wipe off containers with disinfectant wipes.
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Listen to public health officials. They may recommend community actions to reduce exposure in times of local outbreak.