AS COVID CASES CLIMB THERE ARE
THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP PROTECT
OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER BESIDES
WEARING A MASK AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
GINA MANGIERI IS ALWAYS
INVESTIGATING AND GETS EXPERT
MASK".
WEAR A MASK
WASH YOUR HANDS
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE IN PUBLIC,
WORK AND EVEN SOCIAL SETTINGS.
AND ADD THIS TO YOUR ARSENAL OF
WEAPONS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST
COVID:
IF YOU ARE SYMPTOMATIC OR
INFECTED IMMEDIATELY:
SELF ISOLATE
GET TESTED
TRACE YOUR OWN CONTACTS
4:28 EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE
THAT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING.
THAT'S HOW WE STOP THIS 4:33
I ASKED THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH FOR GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO
DO IF INFECTED OR IF YOU'RE A
CLOSE CONTACT -- THEY GAVE ME
FIVE
DIFFERENT PAGES
:37 SO YOU GOT THESE FORMS, HOW
DOES A NORMAL PERSON KNOW WHAT
TO DO? HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE
THAT? :41
WE COMPILED THE OFFICIAL DOH AND
CDC GUIDELINES AND SOUGHT EXPERT
ADVICE TO DRAW OUT THE MOST
CRITICAL STEPS EACH OF US
CAN TAKE IMMEDIATELY TO TURN THE
TIDE OURSELVES IN THE FACE OF AN
ESCALATING INFECTION RATE.
2:42 DON'T JUST SIT HOME, GET
TESTED AND DO IT RAPIDLY. IF
YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO A
POSITIVE, DON'T WAIT 4 OR 5
TESTED, TALK TO AN EXPERIENCED
PROVIDER
SAY YOUR TEST COMES BACK
POSITIVE. WHAT CONSTITUTES A
SHOULD ALSO NOW IMMEDIATELY
ISOLATE? ON ONE DOCUMENT THE
STATE SAID A CLOSE CONTACT IS
SOMEONE WITHIN 6 FEET OF YOU FOR
10 MINUTES, ANOTHER SAID IT'S 15
MINUTES OR MORE. THE STATE SAYS
THEY'LL BE CORRECTING IT TO 15
AFTER ALWAYS INVESTIGATING
FLAGGED THE INCONSISTENCIES.
AN IMPORTANT DETAIL THEY TOLD ME
WHICH IS NOT YET ON THEIR FLYER
-- THE PROXIMITY IS
"STARTING FROM 48 HOURS BEFORE
THE PERSON BEGAN FEELING SICK
UNTIL THE TIME THE PATIENT WAS
ISOLATED."
WILL BE A CLOSE CONTACT, IN SOME
CASES IT MAY BE A FRIEND, NEARBY
COWORKER OR
SOMEONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO
INTERFACED LONG AND CLOSE ENOUGH
WITH THE POSITIVE PERSON.
3:27 THERE'S AN EMBARRASSMENT
BUT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE
EMBARRASSED. GET ON THE PHONE
CALL YOUR FRIENDS TELL THEM I'M
POSITIVE AND ASK THEM TO GO GET
TESTED 3:42
4:15 IT'S GOING TO SEND MORE OF
A RIPPLE EFFECT IF YOU DON'T
TELL AND NUMEROUS OTHER
EMPLOYEES BECOME POSITIVE AND
YOUR WHOLE
WORKPLACE GETS CRIPPLED OR SHUT
DOWN BECAUSE OF IT. 4:24
CLOSE CONTACTS NEED TO ISOLATE
POSITIVE PERSON. AND IF LIVING
WITH A POSITIVE PERSON THEY
SHOULD FULLY ISOLATE TO BREAK
THE CYCLE.
11:30 THEY SHOULD PUT THE FOOD
OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR, THEY SHOULD
WORK TO HAVE EXTERNAL
VENTILATION WITH A WINDOW OPEN
AND A FAN
BLOWING OUT AND TAKE IT VERY
SERIOUS 38
PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE FROM
OTHER STATES HELPS CLEARLY
EXPLAIN WHO IS NOT A CLOSE
CONTACT -- WHICH IS HELPFUL FOR
THOSE WHO MAY WORRY AFTER
HEARING THAT SOMEONE THEIR
FRIEND HUNG OUT WITH IS
POSITIVE, BUT THEY ARE LIKELY AT
LOW RISK.
THESE CAN BE CALLED "CONTACTS OF
CONTACTS" AND EXPERTS SAY THEY
ARE GENERALLY IN THE CLEAR
UNLESS THE DIRECT CLOSE CONTACT
IS SYMPTOMATIC OR POSITIVE IN
THEIR PRESENCE.
AND SORRY TO SAY KEEPS DISTANCE
FROM YOUR PETS TOO
8:20 IF YOU'RE BREATHING ON YOUR
PET AND COUGHING ON YOUR PET AND
YOU DISPLAY A RESPIRATORY
DROPLET THAT DROPLET, SOMEONE
COMES AND THEN HUGS THE DOG,
GETS THAT DROPLET GET S IT ON
THEIR FACE TOUCHES THEIR EYES,
SO THERE'S MULTIPLE STEPS BEFORE
YOUR DOG OR YOUR CAT OR WHATEVER
ANIMAL YOU HAVE IS GOING TO
TRANSMIT 8:46
FOR ALL THE IN-DEPTH GUIDANCE
THERE ARE LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE
KHON2 NEWS. BUT AT A MINIMUM --
WEAR MASKS, WASH
HANDS, KEEP DISTANCE, AND IF YOU
CONTACTS. GINA MANGIERI, KHON2
NEWS ALWAYS INVESTIGATING.
JOE:
UP NEXT...THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL
CENTER IS RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO
FIGHT COVID-19 AND OTHER
VIRUSES.