Ten Additional Cases Of Corona Virus Test Positive In West Michigan
Ten additional cases of coronavirus tested presumptive positive on Thursday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said. This brought the state total to 12 presumptive cases, which includes four cases in West Michigan.
The cases include:
• Two women from Kent County and one adult male, all with history of international travel.
• A woman from Montcalm with history of international travel.
• A woman from Ingham County with history of travel on a cruise.
• Two men from Oakland County; one with no travel history and one with domestic travel.
• A man from St. Clair County with history of domestic travel.
• One woman and one man from Washtenaw County; one with history of domestic travel and one with history of international travel.
Due to the spread of the coronavirus, Michigan K-12 schools will be closed from March 16 – April 6, 2020.
Saying that parents must stay at home with their children, Michigan' governor said employers are being asked to cooperate and to support employees.
Spectrum Health has taken additional action to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by announcing new hospital family and visitor restrictions.
To help keep our communities and our patients healthy, effective immediately, Spectrum Health will be enforcing the following family and visitor restrictions at all of its hospitals: No children under the age of 12 will be allowed to visit Spectrum Health hospitals during this time for their safety. Visitors, including family members, will be limited to one person per patient. Two visitors will be allowed for pediatric (children under the age of 18) and maternity patients.
Visitors and family members must be healthy and without symptoms of illness.
As a precaution, and with continued guidance by the state of Michigan and Center for Disease Control, Davenport University is canceling in - seat classes starting at 5pm Thursday through Monday, March 16.
This will allow students and faculty time to transition as Davenport replaces its in-person instruction with online and alternative learning options beginning Tuesday, March 17, until the end of the semester.
The university will remain open and all other services will be available.
As outlined in Board policy, Grand Rapids Public Schools will exclude a student from school who is suspected of having a communicable disease or infection and is considered a health threat to the school population as defined by law and related rules.
Any potential decision to close schools due to communicable disease outbreaks shall be made by the Superintendent, in consultation with the Kent County Health Department medical staff and/or for review to the review team.
Thursday, evening, school officials confirmed that all schools in Kent County, including Catholic and Christian schools will be closed from Monday, March 16 until April 6.
See page 03 for information about other cansellations As always, students are encouraged to practice hand hygiene at home and school.
Best practices for helping prevent the spread of disease and illness include:
• Stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Cover coughs and sneezes. Use a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes, then dispose of the tissue. When a tissue is not available, cough or sneeze into your elbow.
•Clean and disinfect surfaces or objects. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill. Find additional CDC resources on how to clean and disinfect schools here: cdc.gov/flu/school/cleaning.htm
• Wash hands for 20 seconds. Washing hands often under clean, running water can help prevent the spread of germs. For more guidance see the CDC: When and How to Wash Your Hands. If you cannot wash your hands, use alcohol - based hand sanitizer with at least 60-95% alcohol.
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