Agenda Style 1 Facts about Coronavirus and COVID-19 2 Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency response 3 Yolo Emergency Operations Center support operations 4 Yolo Joint Information Center support operations
Facts about Coronavirus and COVID-19 Ron Chapman, MD, MPH Public Health Officer, Yolo County Health and Human Services
What is Coronavirus? It’s known as a Zoonotic Disease It Also Means… That Means… It is a class that contains many It can jump virus strains – between animals COVID-19 is only and humans one The original animal COVID-19 came from is still unknown Source: Timothy Sheahan, University of North Carolina https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-we-know-about-the-wuhan-virus-11579716128
Previous Coronaviruses Two of these can be summarized as: MERS CoV in 2012 (and ongoing) Originated on the Arabian Peninsula 2,499 lab-confirmed cases in 27 countries with 861 deaths Case fatality rate of approximately 34% In Saudi Arabia alone: 1831 cases and 787 deaths SARS CoV in 2002-2003 Infected more than 8,000 people in 32 countries with 774 deaths Case fatality rate of approximately 9-10% Outbreak ended through use of containment and mitigation strategies
Coronavirus COVID-19 Virus that mutates easily • Infects wide range of hosts including mammals & birds • 7 have known to infect humans o 4 of these circulate regularly and cause common cold
The Spread of COVID-19 What may it look like in the United States? Introducing the Epidemiological Curve… Virus spread typically start out slowly and can increase as the virus is spread. Additional factors such as increased testing can contribute to a curve spike as well. The numbers are changing very rapidly Worldwide over 90,000 cases and over 3,000 deaths
Current Knowledge of COVID-19 • Incubation Period o 2-14 days • Possibly more infectious than influenza • Fatality rate is lower than SARS and MERS • Severe cases are primarily in elderly o 80% mild cases-cough, runny nose, fever o 15% more severe-add trouble breathing o 5% critical-very short of breath requiring hospitalization • There are no confirmed cases in Yolo….yet
Fever Symptoms Cough Shortness of Breath
Why is everyone worried?
How do you stop an outbreak? “Classic Public Health Measures” -Dr. Fauci, director of NIAID Good Disease Surveillance Good Contact Tracing/Isolation/ Good Case Quarantine/Social Identification Distancing
Personal Prevention Measures Do not go to work or school Do not smoke or vape any if you are sick products Wash your hands with soap and water many times a day Get vaccinated for the flu for at lest 20 seconds Masks are not effective for Cover your cough the general public Do not touch your face
Vaccine Development National Institute of Health (NIH) is working closely with researchers to fast-track development Animal studies to assess safety are ongoing The first Phase I trial is scheduled to begin in a few weeks
Yolo County Health & Human Services Response to COVID-19 Kristin Weivoda Emergency Medical System Administrator, Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
How Does Health Respond? Processes for all disease control response including COVID-19 Case Monitoring Epidemiological Surveillance Personal contact with every person who Scientists within the department carefully has been identified as a case is a key factor monitor the patterns of any disease to to disease control track if it is behaving as expected or not Lab Testing Isolation & Quarantine Persons who meet definitions outlined by As any disease progresses lab testing will the Center for Disease Control may be begin to highlight cases that may have requested to stay home and report their been here all the time symptoms to protect others
Medical System Monitoring From the first call to treatment… Medical Care Resource Coordination Pre-hospital System Management Statewide ⚫ 9-1-1 ⚫ Hospitals ⚫ Medical ⚫ Health Personnel Officers ⚫ Ambulance ⚫ Medical ⚫ Lab Testing ⚫ Lab Network Clinics Kits ⚫ Fire ⚫ Skilled ⚫ Personal ⚫ MHOAC Protective Nursing Equipment ⚫ RDMHS ⚫ Long Term ⚫ Vaccine/ Care Antivirals
Health Alerts to the medical community Give best practices for patient contact and care. Provide Guidance processes for lab testing and isolation & quarantine Partners School districts, medical facilities, jail, etc. Disease spread trends, cleaning guidance and how to handle various groups (children, homeless, inmates and many more) Public EVERYONE! Wash your hands, cover your cough, stay home when you are sick
Workforce Management Virtual Work Over 600 Staff Multiple Service Areas Continuity of Operations Environments Public Health, Alcohol That’s over 1/3 of all the Remote workforce across Drug & Mental Health, The ability to re-direct staff within Yolo County multiple buildings in all and Employment and staff to critical services employment cities within Yolo Social Services
Emergency Operations Center support and County Departmental Response to COVID-19 Natalie Dillon Planning & Intelligence Section Chief, Emergency Operations Center, Yolo County
Yolo Operational Area EOC Assignments
EOC Tracking Use of virtual systems for activation Operations Planning & Intelligence Section is overseeing medical Section is overseeing 01 guidance and patient projected completion and identification and tracking for documentation of COVID-19. COVID-19. Logistics Finance & Administration Section is overseeing resource Section is overseeing ordering and staff support to emergency procurement and the EOC. internal cost tracking.
Continuity Planning Review
County Department Simple Portfolio Presentation Simple Portfolio Presentation Efforts All County departments are responding in the way that suits their business needs.
Joint Information Center response to COVID-19 Jenny Tan Public Information Officer, Yolo County
Functions within a Joint Information Center
Products of the JIC for COVID-19 01
Call Center Support Message Mapping
Thank you www.yolocounty.org/coronavirus
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