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Winneshiek County Public Health: Stay home now and we can have the summer together

Posted: Fri, Mar 27, 2020 10:18 AM

Winneshiek County Public Health is continuing to stress the importance of staying home in the wake of the second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county.

Staying at home has been proven to slow the spread of COVID-19, so Public Health staffers are recommending:

--If you must go out, maintain a 6-foot physical distancing, which is about the length of a twin bed.

--Send one person to the grocery store to get essentials for ONE week.

--Utilize social media to connect socially by video streaming, Facebook live, Zoom and other apps.  A news release from Public Health says, "We know you need to connect socially, but it must be at a (safe) distance."

--If you have health concerns with respiratory symptoms, call your health care providers FIRST before going to the hospital or clinics.