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Hey Coloradoans

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Just heard on our local news that your state has declared a "state of emergency" due to the virus.  Any idea what that consists of?

 

Also heard there's been a coronavirus death in New Jersey.

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sheesh

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Just heard on our local news that your state has declared a "state of emergency" due to the virus.  Any idea what that consists of?

 

Also heard there's been a coronavirus death in New Jersey.


They did that in NYS last week.  That's where I reside.  I don't think it means a dang thing.  It just appeases people that are freaking out.

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@Kachina624Can't speak for Colorado, but Ohio did that yesterday.  There were 3 confirmed cases and they declared a state of emergency.  The Governor said they had to do that in order to get all the "required" agencies to work together.  Could be the same in Colorado.

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Re: Hey Coloradoans

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Gov. Hogan in Maryland did that March 5 - it ramps up coordination between state and local health departments and emergency mgmt teams.  (as of a few hours ago we had 8 cases in MD)

 

“In order to further mobilize all available state resources in response to this threat to public health, I have issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in Maryland,” said Governor Hogan. “With this declaration, I am officially authorizing and directing the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to ramp up coordination among all state and local agencies and enable them to fast-track coordination with our state and local health departments and emergency management teams.”

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NJ also declared a state of emergency.

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So did CT.  I think all of the states of emergency are for basically the same reasons @Mj12 stated.

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I bet there's some Federal funding involved too, like when there's a forest fire or hurricane.

 

I've hardly heard a word about the tornado or people affected in Tennessee.  This virus is all people can talk about.  I feel badly that they haven't gotten more attention.

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@Kachina624  This is from THE DURANGO HERALD.

 

There are now at least 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, in Colorado. Four new cases were announced on Monday alone and a fifth was being further investigated after inconclusive test results. Three more cases were announced on Tuesday, including Eagle, Gunnison and Arapahoe counties.

One of those new cases from Monday was a Larimer County woman in her 50s who has been diagnosed with pneumonia, a complication of the virus that can be deadly.  

 

State and local health officials have been working to isolate those who interacted with confirmed patients. Many people are in quarantine — including 13 Australians in Aspen who were traveling with a 21-year-old woman who was diagnosed with the virus after returning home to Australia last week from the resort community.

 

You can read the article at durangoherald.com....DW

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Today in NY, Gov. Cuomo deployed National Guard to Coronavirus containment zone in New Rochelle.

 

My daughter lives & works in Westchester Cty, NY and her immediate boss resides in New Rochelle. Interesting to say the least.