There are seven COVID-19 tests pending from Maryland as of Tuesday, according to the Maryland State Department of Health.|| Maryland Health Department coronavirus information ||Health officials said the samples were flown to the CDC in Atlanta for testing.As of Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland’s State Public Health Laboratory has been approved for testing for the virus, meaning test results will no longer need to be sent to Atlanta and the wait for results will shorten.So far, 13 Maryland patients have been tested; six previous cases came back negative.Hogan announced last week how the state is addressing the coronavirus threat and how residents should prepare. The governor and state health officials made it clear that Maryland is currently considered a “low-level risk.” Hogan said there is no immediate health threat in Maryland, but that the state is taking every precaution to address the coronavirus.Sinai Hospital PreparednessHospitals in Maryland are prepared and said everyone needs to take precautions to keep from getting sick with any respiratory illness.”I think we all need to be prepared because it’s just a matter of time before it spreads from other parts of the country,” said Dr. Kjell Wiberg, an infectious disease specialist at Sinai Hospital.Prepared, but not panicked. Wiberg said the coronavirus spreads like any other respiratory virus like a cold or the flu, by coming in contact with infected droplets.”The problem with the coronavirus is that because nobody has immunity against it, it tends to make us sicker at this point,” Wiberg said.To prevent getting any virus, the same rules of good hygiene apply. Wash your hands or use sanitizer frequently, don’t cough into your hand, use your elbow and if you’re sick, stay home. Be careful of some hidden areas that harbor germs, doorknobs, gas pumps and cellphones.”My take on that for myself is always if I don’t remember when I washed my hands the last time and I’ve been touching things, I use alcohol sanitizer if I have nothing else to use,” Wiberg said.Wiberg also said face masks won’t help protect you from getting sick, but will protect others from your germs.Sinai Hospital had to move their masks behind the information desk because people were grabbing handfuls from the entrance, and they’re keeping tabs on the coronavirus.”We’ve stepped up our hospital incident command center. This allows us to develop a coordinated communication plan and we’re able to effectively communicate with all our hospitals, our outpatient and our ambulatory areas,” said Martha Hill, Sinai’s emergency preparedness coordinator.But on a daily basis, hospital staff are taking normal precautions for any respiratory illness, including face masks and eye protection. They also have a protocol and isolation rooms for any possible cases.”First, we would identify those symptoms in the patient and then immediately, we would mask that patient and move them to an airborne isolation room,” said MarthaWiberg said many viruses die off as the weather gets warmer, but since coronavirus is so new, doctors aren’t sure that will happen.Johns Hopkins InvolvementJohns Hopkins is at the forefront of gathering data and information about coronavirus. Its scientists created an interactive map showing how the virus is spreading in real time.And they are also looking at how prepared the U.S. is for this international crisis.During a webinar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, experts said the U.S. is number one in five of six categories for preparedness. – prevention, early detection and reporting, rapid response and mitigation, sufficient and robust health system, and compliance with international norms.The study co-lead by Jennifer Nuzzo said the U.S. has work to do with respect to health care access.”I fear of the cost of health care is a deterrent then that could create a bad situation where people either remain at home on in their community potentially infecting others,” Nuzzo said.The scientists said it’s also important to expand testing so we can know how much of the virus is out there, how long, and how quickly it’s moving and with testing we will see a lot of new cases.”Those new cases may expand very quickly. They were always there it’s not that we are having an explosion the community. It’s that we’re finding the cases that are there,” said Tara Sell, of Johns Hopkins.
BALTIMORE —
There are seven COVID-19 tests pending from Maryland as of Tuesday, according to the Maryland State Department of Health.
|| Maryland Health Department coronavirus information ||
Health officials said the samples were flown to the CDC in Atlanta for testing.
As of Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland’s State Public Health Laboratory has been approved for testing for the virus, meaning test results will no longer need to be sent to Atlanta and the wait for results will shorten.
So far, 13 Maryland patients have been tested; six previous cases came back negative.
Hogan announced last week how the state is addressing the coronavirus threat and how residents should prepare. The governor and state health officials made it clear that Maryland is currently considered a “low-level risk.” Hogan said there is no immediate health threat in Maryland, but that the state is taking every precaution to address the coronavirus.
Sinai Hospital Preparedness
Hospitals in Maryland are prepared and said everyone needs to take precautions to keep from getting sick with any respiratory illness.
“I think we all need to be prepared because it’s just a matter of time before it spreads from other parts of the country,” said Dr. Kjell Wiberg, an infectious disease specialist at Sinai Hospital.
Prepared, but not panicked. Wiberg said the coronavirus spreads like any other respiratory virus like a cold or the flu, by coming in contact with infected droplets.
“The problem with the coronavirus is that because nobody has immunity against it, it tends to make us sicker at this point,” Wiberg said.
To prevent getting any virus, the same rules of good hygiene apply. Wash your hands or use sanitizer frequently, don’t cough into your hand, use your elbow and if you’re sick, stay home. Be careful of some hidden areas that harbor germs, doorknobs, gas pumps and cellphones.
“My take on that for myself is always if I don’t remember when I washed my hands the last time and I’ve been touching things, I use alcohol sanitizer if I have nothing else to use,” Wiberg said.
Wiberg also said face masks won’t help protect you from getting sick, but will protect others from your germs.
Sinai Hospital had to move their masks behind the information desk because people were grabbing handfuls from the entrance, and they’re keeping tabs on the coronavirus.
“We’ve stepped up our hospital incident command center. This allows us to develop a coordinated communication plan and we’re able to effectively communicate with all our hospitals, our outpatient and our ambulatory areas,” said Martha Hill, Sinai’s emergency preparedness coordinator.
But on a daily basis, hospital staff are taking normal precautions for any respiratory illness, including face masks and eye protection. They also have a protocol and isolation rooms for any possible cases.
“First, we would identify those symptoms in the patient and then immediately, we would mask that patient and move them to an airborne isolation room,” said Martha
Wiberg said many viruses die off as the weather gets warmer, but since coronavirus is so new, doctors aren’t sure that will happen.
Johns Hopkins Involvement
Johns Hopkins is at the forefront of gathering data and information about coronavirus. Its scientists created an interactive map showing how the virus is spreading in real time.
And they are also looking at how prepared the U.S. is for this international crisis.
During a webinar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, experts said the U.S. is number one in five of six categories for preparedness. – prevention, early detection and reporting, rapid response and mitigation, sufficient and robust health system, and compliance with international norms.
The study co-lead by Jennifer Nuzzo said the U.S. has work to do with respect to health care access.
“I fear of the cost of health care is a deterrent then that could create a bad situation where people either remain at home on in their community potentially infecting others,” Nuzzo said.
The scientists said it’s also important to expand testing so we can know how much of the virus is out there, how long, and how quickly it’s moving and with testing we will see a lot of new cases.
“Those new cases may expand very quickly. They were always there it’s not that we are having an explosion the community. It’s that we’re finding the cases that are there,” said Tara Sell, of Johns Hopkins.
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