COVID-19 Incident Briefing Thursday, June 11, 2020 Bill George - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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