{"id":21639,"date":"2020-03-13T12:13:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=21639"},"modified":"2020-03-13T18:04:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T22:04:51","slug":"videos-covid-19-briefing-by-lowndes-health-and-ga-dph-2020-03-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/videos-covid-19-briefing-by-lowndes-health-and-ga-dph-2020-03-12.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: COVID 19 briefing by Lowndes Health and GA-DPH 2020-03-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2020-03-13<\/strong>:\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19-slides\">Presentation Slides<\/a> and\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/novelcoronavirus\">More information on the DPH website<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nDr. William R. Grow, Director, Georgia&#8217;s South Health District,\r\nsaid he had never seen anything like this in his 40 year medical career.\r\nHandwashing is the single best prevention for the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it causes.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Crowd\" name=\"Stills:Crowd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/20200312_091618.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/20200312_091618.jpg\"  alt=\"[Crowd]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/#Stills:Crowd\">Crowd<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nStatus at this meeting,\r\n9AM Thursday March 12, 2020,\r\nwas one case from South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) tested positive when\r\nhe went to a Florida hospital,\r\nSGMC is scrubbing itself, and\r\nMoody Air Force Base had one positive case of the virus.\r\n<p>\r\nThere is no GA DPH recommendation yet on large meetings other than if you&#8217;re ill stay home.\r\nThe Mayor of Savannah has postponed St. Patrick&#8217;s Day,\r\nand Ireland, Chicago, and Boson have cancelled theirs.\r\nSo far Azalea Festival in Valdosta says it will go on, with multiple hand-washing stations.\r\n<p>\r\nHere are the main parts of the meeting, which was\r\nat South Health HQ on Savannah Ave. in Valdosta, Georgia.\r\n<p>\r\nSince that meeting,<!--more-->\r\n\r\n the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic,\r\nthe NBA cancelled the rest of its season,\r\nNCAA decided to play without spectators in the buildings,\r\nthe U.S. has announced a partial travel ban\r\nwith the European Union,\r\nthe University of Georgia has ordered all campuses closed,\r\nincluding Valdosta State University,\r\nthe Georgia legislature plans to pause indefinitely,\r\nand Disney World is closing.\r\nAlso, Moody AFB is testing for two more possible cases.\r\nThere is another case in Alachua County, Florida.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Introduction\" href=\"#Introduction\">\r\n      Introduction &#8211;Courtney Sheeley, South Health District PIO\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      Introduction --Courtney Sheeley, South Health District PIO\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SMtZA95CmvA&#038;list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU&#038;index=3&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      Introduction --Courtney Sheeley, South Health District PIO\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SMtZA95CmvA\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLDnPWpYxsi1MD0j_cUOU678F9o_og\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SMtZA95CmvA&#038;list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU&#038;index=3&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Presentation\" href=\"#Presentation\">\r\n      Presentation &#8211;Dr. William R. Grow, South Health District Director\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      Presentation --Dr. William R. Grow, South Health District Director\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M6dBDVNU0Ro&#038;list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU&#038;index=4&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      Presentation --Dr. William R. Grow, South Health District Director\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M6dBDVNU0Ro\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLBjDjY4bv9GtHSa-FYPVHif2GFTIA\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M6dBDVNU0Ro&#038;list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU&#038;index=4&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nThe virus causes the respiratory disease COVID 19, manifesting in worst cases as pneumonia. Apparently about 80% of people infected will have mild cases, but that means fever, cough, and weakness; anything short of needing oxygen. The older the infected person, the worse the disease. The fatality rate is at least ten times that of flu. Like flu, this virus is airborne; any sneeze can carry it many feet.\r\nSo even if you&#8217;re young, you can easily get it on you and carry it to infect older people.\r\n<p>\r\nThe Georgia Department of Health recommends keeping six feet of distance. Unlike flu, there is no vaccine and no Tamiflu equivalent. And this virus is spreading faster than flu.\r\n<p>\r\nIn Italy, cases went from hundreds one week to thousands the next.\r\n<p>\r\nIf this disease develops here like it has in Italy,\r\nexpect 20 cases next week, 200 the following week, and 2000 after that.\r\n<p>\r\nIf we&#8217;re being alarmist, we can all laugh about it later.\r\nIf not, we&#8217;re saving lives by washing hands, not touching faces,\r\ncancelling events, and keeping social distance.\r\n<p>\r\nWe can&#8217;t stop the disease, but we can slow its spread enough\r\nthat our health care facilities have some chance of keeping up with the\r\nsevere cases, which will mean fewer people will die.\r\n<H4><a name=\"Q-A\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/#Q-A\">Q &#038; A<\/a><\/H4>\r\n<p>\r\nBeforehand, Courtney Sheeley expressed concern about people not wanting to be on-camera during the Q&amp;A.\r\nSo I agreed to turn the camera off for that.\r\nAfterwards, I pointed out that at least two people were recording sound\r\nduring the Q&amp;A on their smartphones.\r\nA public meeting is a public meeting.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Camera-Negotiation\" href=\"#Camera-Negotiation\">\r\n      Camera Negotiation\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<a title=\"video: \r\n      Camera Negotiation\r\n    \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w9vRDcJaCvY&#038;list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU&#038;index=2&#038;t=0s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"\r\n      Camera Negotiation\r\n    \" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/w9vRDcJaCvY\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&#038;rs=AOn4CLAUyUZ7E4LS5hYDwyFuj6THN_KBrQ\"><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w9vRDcJaCvY&#038;list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU&#038;index=2&#038;t=0s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nQuestions\/Answers\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nWilliam Grow, MD, FACP, District Health Director\r\n<li>\r\nKenneth Lowery, District Epidemiologist\r\n<li>\r\nLauren Bewley, Emergency Preparedness Director\r\n<li>\r\nCourtney Sheeley, Director of Communications &#038; Special Projects\r\n<li>\r\nKristin Patten, Public Information Officer\/Risk Communicator\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Three question answerers\" name=\"Q-A:Three-question-answerers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/20200312_092813.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/20200312_092813.jpg\"  alt=\"[Three question answerers]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/#Q-A:Three-question-answerers\">Three question answerers<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"margin-left:1em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)\" name=\"Q-A:Coronavirus-Disease-2019-COVID19\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/20200312_092820.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\" height=\"142\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/small\/20200312_092820.jpg\"  alt=\"[Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/#Q-A:Coronavirus-Disease-2019-COVID19\">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Presenters and Roster\" name=\"Q-A:Presenters-and-Roster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/20200312_093712.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\" height=\"142\"  border=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/small\/20200312_093712.jpg\"  alt=\"[Presenters and Roster]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/dph\/2020-03-12--covid-19\/#Q-A:Presenters-and-Roster\">Presenters and Roster<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU\">\r\na LAKE video playlist:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QztEB6rBG7sNBnR0VYYaUXU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: COVID 19 briefing by Lowndes Health and GA-DPH 2020-03-12\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update 2020-03-13: Presentation Slides and More information on the DPH website. Dr. William R. Grow, Director, Georgia&#8217;s South Health District, said he had never seen anything like this in his 40 year medical career. Handwashing is the single best prevention for the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it causes. 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