Community Spread Part 2 COVID19 RESOURCES

This Post continues the theme of: How to Prevention COVID spread

Since the World Health Org has declared #COVID-19 a global pandemic, we thought it best to share some basic info – our Coronavirus Personal Protection Page which includes a Household Pandemic Guide:
Link: http://bit.ly/39uBwY9

As #coronavirus spreads on its predicted course, the US has also responded with measures aimed at curbing it. Two days ago we began to help our followers in #NH #MA #FL #CA #NJ understand what #COVID19 Community Spread is and its impact via a thread: http://bit.ly/38DUYRg

We’ve seen how #NY & #Washington state have implemented Social Distancing measures and these were different based on how far the disease has spread in each of their communities. The Gov created a containment zone for the town of #NewRochelle with had already over 100 cases under a 1mile radius. Washington chose a number of closures/bans aimed at social distancing to stop their spread. In both cases they are a multi-layered approach that expands from voluntary to mandatory depending on the severity of the spread.
Link: https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-who-npi-guidance-social-distancing.html

These #COVID19 efforts are based on established scientific practices that have worked successfully in the past. Below is an article of a Tale of 2 Cities (Philly & St. Louis) during the Spanish Flu Pandemic and the choices they made impacted them.
https://qz.com/1816060/a-chart-of-the-1918-spanish-flu-shows-why-social-distancing-works/

The US has learned from how #China, #Singapore, #Hong Kong & #Italy have responded to their #COVID19 #coronavirus outbreaks & have learned from their successes and failures. The #US & #EU CDC have adjusted their guidelines accordingly.The EU CDC published them in the following publication (pgs 3-4)
LINK: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/social-distancing-measures-in-response-to-the-COVID-19-epidemic.pdf

All these efforts are to achieve two goals:

Which brings to the US. Many people are already complaining about school closures or events being cancelled. In Italy, some of the mid-level measures were not followed by communities, as a result we are seeing a repeat of scenes from Wuhan, of people dying for lack of equipment or beds
https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-italy-doctors-tough-calls-survival/

So if you see/hear Please Wash Your Hands & Stay home, it’s because we understand disaster response and know what will be experienced in the US in about 4 weeks if the measures in place right now are not taken seriously. So please develop the habits below NOW

Prevention measures for community spread from the City of Palo Alto

And we suggest you also do the following:
First, locate and sign up for alerts with your state AND local health departments or Emergency Management to stay informed. Locate your local health department by going to: https://www.naccho.org/membership/lhd-directory

Share these resources with friends, but please don’t badger them because the more you persist they’ll resist. When they’re ready share these threads, that’s why we created them. We know there will be people who won’t listen even when they themselves are sick.

Instead focus on you and your family and do everything you can to stay healthy and serene. Our bodies respond to stress by lowering our immune systems and making us candidates for illness. So find ways to DE-STRESS rather than be in DISTRESS!

Community Spread Part 1 COVID-19 Resources

Coronavirus Preparedness Resources & Tips
Here are our most popular Coronavirus Tweet Threads on Twitter:
-Personal Protection: http://bit.ly/39uBwY9
-Understanding Community Spread: http://bit.ly/38DUYRg
You can also find related posts here –>>> https://bit.ly/2V45DB8

Today’s Post is a continuation of the Community Spread theme, however, here we will focus on how you are the first line of defense.

COVID Protection Begins With You
a)The protective measures we use
b)How we interact with others in our community
c)How we interact with our environment
We’ll do a brief overview of (a) [see tweet 3]
Then we’ll move on to (b) us & our community

We’ve been covering Personal Protection since mid-February, but we’re reposting a viral tweet on how/why soap is such an effective #COVID19 tool:
https://virologydownunder.com/why-does-soap-work-so-well-on-sars-cov-2/

But as #COVID19 spreads hand washing as a Protection is 1 tool in a multi-layered strategy. Below are other measures we must take to help stop community spread in our own homes first. Those habits will help us stay healthy and avoid infection in our own community

7a) Once a contagious disease like #COVID19 spreads in a community the next most effective way of stopping it is through Social distancing. Today Chicago & NY implemented different levels of social distancing. In the video via the link below, Dr. Arwady explains Level 1
http://bit.ly/2vVdLtS

7b) In #NY, a moderate level of mitigation was not enough to curb the rapid spread of #COVID19 in #NewRockelle #NY. As a result, the Gov increased the measures to a Level 3 with many closures and to support those who lived there the Gov of New York state activated the National Guard. They will also be helping the #NewYork State Health Dept with testing logistics. Because the spread has infected hundreds and there are over two thousands more who are potentially infected and currently in quarantine, it required a more drastic measure to keep everyone safe.

8) Today was Italy’s first day using a Level 3 Mitigation strategy – a lockdown, in order to stop the spread and reduce the deaths. In the U.S. 2 cities have opted for a more limited strategy, which has been effective in #Singapore & #Vietnam. That did not work in the Northern region of Italy and so the lockdown was expanded.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51810673

9) Social distancing measures are not without emotional impact. This past week not being able to be together for religious holidays impacted many. In the linked 4 pg. fact sheet, the different measures are explained along with the emotional impacts that arise with each and there are some strategies you can use to minimize them: https://bit.ly/2K0WPFA