Covid-19 Details and Updates

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 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ 

 https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx 

Symptoms of COVID-19 can include: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

Symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure. Reported illnesses have ranged from people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying.

Human coronaviruses spread just like the flu or a cold:

• Through the air by coughing or sneezing.
• Close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands.
• Touching an object or surface with the virus on it.
• Occasionally, fecal contamination.

Here’s how you can protect yourself:

• Cover coughs or sneezes with your elbow. Do not use your hands!
• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
• Clean surfaces frequently, including countertops, light switches, cell phones, remotes, and other frequently touched items.
• Contain: if you are sick, stay home until you are feeling better.

 GREEN PHASEWORK & CONGREGATE SETTING RESTRICTIONS

• Continued Telework Strongly Encouraged
• Businesses with In-Person Operations Must Follow Updated Business and Building Safety Requirements
• All Businesses Operating at 50% Occupancy in the Yellow Phase May Increase to 75% Occupancy
• Masks Are Required in Businesses
• Child Care May Open Complying with Guidance
• Congregate Care Restrictions in Place
• Prison and Hospital Restrictions Determined by Individual Facilities
• Schools Subject to CDC and Commonwealth Guidance

SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS

• Large Gatherings of More Than 250 Prohibited
• Masks Are Required in all Public Spaces
• Restaurants and Bars Open at 50% Occupancy
• Personal Care Services (including hair salons and barbershops) Open at 50% Occupancy and by Appointment Only
• Indoor Recreation, Health and Wellness Facilities, and Personal Care Services (such as gyms and spas) Open at 50% Occupancy with Appointments Strongly Encouraged
• All Entertainment (such as casinos, theaters, and shopping malls) Open at 50% Occupancy
• Construction Activity May Return to Full Capacity with Continued Implementation of Protocols
• All businesses must follow CDC and DOH guidance for social distancing and cleaning
• Monitor public health indicators, adjust orders and restrictions as necessary

In Pennsylvania, masks must be worn whenever anyone leaves home.

Members of the public should wear homemade cloth or fabric masks and save surgical masks and N95 respirators for health care workers and first responders.

See the frequently asked questions on the Department of Health website for more information on masking in Pennsylvania.

Please stay safe during these trying times of the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are all in this together and we can defeat this deadly disease if we work together. All information is from the CDC or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Lighthouse Human Services does not own the rights to any information.