Covid-19 – Updates and Information

We are taking extra precautions in order to protect our employees and patients at this time. Thank you in advance for helping keep our community safe and healthy. We appreciate your business and patience!

National Updates

• Symptoms : https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

• Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

Frequently Asked Questions

How to protect yourself

• Social distancing
  • The virus spreads person-to-person. The CDC estimates that 6 feet is a safe distance from someone who may be infected.
• Wash your hands
  • This is still commonly considered as some of the easiest armor against the virus. Wash your hands with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds.
  • Hand sanitizer made of at least 60% alcohol is an acceptable alternative to soap and water.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
• Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces
  • Diluted household bleach solutions and solutions with 70% alcohol are ideal for disinfecting surfaces.
    • Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/disinfecting-your-home.html 
• Responding to public health crises can have a detrimental effect on mental health
  • The CDC recommends limiting consumption of media coverage about the disease and focusing on self-care activities at home.
    • Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

How to protect others

• Stay home if you are sick
  • Unless medical care is needed, the safest way to protect others is to stay home.
• Cover coughs and sneezes
  • Cough and sneeze into your elbow, to prevent any particles transferring to another person through touch.
• Wash your hands
  • Use warm, soapy water, and wash for at least 20 seconds.
• Wear cloth face coverings in public settings
  • Especially in places like grocery stores and other communal areas where it is hard to maintain social distancing.
    • Recent studies have shown that coronavirus patients can be asymptomatic (lack any symptoms of the disease), so face coverings are important.
      • Source: https://www.livescience.com/cdc-recommends-face-masks-coronavirus.html
• Use non contact methods of greeting, rather than handshaking to prevent spread of virus
  • Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf 

Tips for your home

• Increase the ventilation in your home or place of work by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning
• Disinfect surfaces like doorknobs, tables, and handrails regularly
  • Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf