CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
{adopted from The President’s CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES for America}
Listen to and follow the directions of your STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
IF YOU FEEL SICK, stay home. Do not go to work. Contact your medical provider.
IF YOUR CHILDREN ARE SICK, keep them at home. Contact your medical provider.
IF SOMEONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAS TESTED POSITIVE for the COVID-19 virus, KEEP THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD AT HOME. Do not go to work or school. Contact your medical provider.
IF YOU ARE AN OLDER PERSON, stay home and away from other people.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A SERIOUS UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION that can put you at increased risk (for example, a condition that impairs your lung or heart function or weakens your immune system), stay home and away from other people.
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How to stay safe where you live
“Based on the information received so far, and on our experience with other coronaviruses, COVID-19 appears to spread mostly through respiratory droplets (when a sick person coughs, for example) and close contact,” reports a WHO spokesperson. The WHO recommend preventive actions to minimize exposure to droplets.
During day-to-day activities, people can take the following measures to prevent infection, in accordance with WHO guidelines:
1. Clean the hands regularly with an alcohol-based sanitizer, or wash them with soap and water. The CDC also make this recommendation, advising that sanitizer should contain “at least 60% alcohol” and that people should wash their hands for at least 20 seconds.
2. Clean surfaces — such as kitchen counters, tables, seats and work desks — regularly with disinfectant.
3. Avoid crowded areas when going out, for people over 60 years old and people with any underlying health problems.
4. Try to avoid close contact with people who display flu-like symptoms, including coughing and sneezing.
5. Get accurate information about COVID-19.
The American Red Cross also advise against touching the mouth, nose, or eyes when out and about, before having a chance to wash the hands.
How to stay safe at work and school
Work and school environments may seem particularly daunting in the context of an outbreak, but some simple measures can help prevent infection in the office or classroom.
They are largely the same as those outlined above. According to WHO recommendations, the following are the most important preventive steps: 1. Regularly clean work surfaces and objects in continual use, such as phones and computer keyboards. 2. Regularly wash the hands with soap and water or use sanitizer.
WASH YOUR HANDS – OFTEN; KEEP HANDS OFF YOUR FACE
SNEEZE INTO YOUR ELBOW/SLEEVE
AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH ILL PERSONS
STAY OUT OF CROWDS; PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING
The City of Moody is modifying it normal operations to avoid contracting and spreading illness. Moody Police will be actively patrolling and maintaining their presence. The Utility Department will operate to maintain services with some limitations. Municipal Court has suspended all but necessary operations per State order. Citations must still be dealt with, Utility bills are still due, and both may be paid online or through the nightdrop. Admin hours are being adjusted to limit multiple contacts with the general public as several persons visiting City Hall have displayed flu-like symptoms or have confirmed contact with persons having flu-like symptoms. City Hall will be manned daily but with limited hours. Call and leave messages or email the City at: admin@moodytx.gov.