COVID-19 Incident Briefing Thursday, June 11, 2020 Bill George Carbon County Public Health Officer Tom Kohley Incident Commander
Briefing Agenda ● Status Update ● Why are we testing? ● Logistics of Testing Event
● No active cases in Carbon County ● Phase 2 ● State plan for testing front-line workers in “destination communities”
Why are we doing this testing? ● Most experts believe individuals can transmit the virus before they have symptoms ● The earlier we can find infected people, the better job we can do to prevent a significant outbreak within our community ● Establish a baseline for further monitoring and evaluation ● Use the test to help plan for a safer visit to family and friends
Logistics At testing site, please follow medical personnel instructions. They need: ● Your name, date of birth, physical address, phone number and primary care provider/doctor name ● Symptoms ● Parent/Guardians of children under 18 will have to sign a consent form (Download form ahead of time at Carbonalert.com)
Logistics They will: ● Hand you a testing swab ● Instruct you to swab the inside of your nose with the swab ● Have you place the swab in the testing vial ● Repeat this procedure for all individuals in the car to be tested
Logistics ● Results back in 2-5 days ● You will be contacted if your test is positive for confirmatory testing ● If you are not contacted, assume the test is negative ● Personal information is collected by Public Health for follow-up purposes only
Those who are showing signs of symptoms of COVID-19 are encouraged to contact a healthcare facility for testing. Fever or chills Cough Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New Loss of Taste or Smell Sore Throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea
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