{"id":858327,"date":"2020-03-07T07:57:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T13:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=858327"},"modified":"2020-03-09T17:00:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T22:00:12","slug":"gregg-county-area-health-officials-encourage-coronavirus-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=858327","title":{"rendered":"Gregg County Area Health Officials Encourage Coronavirus Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2020\/03\/Document-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-858328\" \/>LONGVIEW &#8212; Health officials from throughout Gregg County and the East Texas region are working together to coordinate response for the potential arrival of coronavirus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued health alerts regarding a novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, which was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and has spread to other parts of the world including the United States. According to a news release from the city of Longview, there are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County and the threat to East Texas remains low. However, local health officials encourage residents to take precautions to avoid exposure and spread of viruses.<!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>A news conference has been scheduled for noon Tuesday, March 10, at the Gregg County Courthouse to discuss emergency preparation steps being taken at the local level and to encourage citizens to take preventative actions. Participants in the news conference will include representatives from the Gregg County Health Department, the Northeast Texas Public Health District, local municipalities, and hospitals.  The Gregg County Health Department is the primary local contact at 903-237-2620. <\/p>\n<p>According to the CDC, the virus is thought to spread mainly from person to person between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. As such, you&#8217;re asked to remember these key steps for preventing the spread of respiratory illnesses:<\/p>\n<p>    * Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.<br \/>\n    * Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.<br \/>\n    * Avoid close contact with people who are sick.<br \/>\n    * Stay home when you are sick.<br \/>\n    * Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.<br \/>\n    * Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONGVIEW &#8212; Health officials from throughout Gregg County and the East Texas region are working together to coordinate response for the potential arrival of coronavirus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued health alerts regarding a novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, which was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=858327\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gregg County Area Health Officials Encourage Coronavirus Precautions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":858328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-858327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-05 02:59:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=858327"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858398,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858327\/revisions\/858398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/858328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=858327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=858327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=858327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}