February 27, 2020: Novel Coronavirus Update From Public Health Gilroy

From the Gilroy Unified School District:

Feb 27 2020 - GUSD Communications

At this point in time for the general American public, the immediate health risk from novel coronavirus (now named COVID-19) is low, per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) representatives at a press conference on February 25, 2020. At present there are no immediate plans for school closures due to a spread of this virus. SCCOE is in daily contact with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department and continues to monitor the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)s’ information for updates.

Although there is currently no immediate risk to our communities, we must be prepared for it to spread in our communities and across the U.S. School districts are taking steps to review their Safety Plans, testing lines of communications, and thinking about how they would ensure that students would be supported in such an emergency.

CDC’s 2/26/2020 update, repeated the simple things one can do to help keep healthy:

• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
• Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Cover coughs or sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

This press release was produced by the Gilroy Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.