Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Coronavirus in Oregon
Coronavirus in Oregon: March 2, 2020
Cleanup crews enter Forest Hills Elementary School in Lake Oswego on Sunday. State health officials announced Friday that a school employee had a presumptive case of COVID-19. (Randy L. Rasmussen/Special to The Oregonian/OregonLive)
OREGON COUNT: As of midday Monday, Oregon had three presumptive cases of the new coronavirus. The second patient, announced Sunday, was linked to Oregon’s first coronavirus case, identified Friday. On Monday, an adult who attended a youth basketball game at a Umatilla County middle school was said to be a third presumptive coronavirus case. The Oregon Health Authority said it now has the supplies on hand to conduct about 1,500 coronavirus tests, and can obtain more if necessary.
ECONOMIC IMPACT: The global outbreak has no easy parallel in recent history and Oregon economists say that uncertainty may be enough to end Oregon's long stretch of economic growth. Over the weekend, major Oregon employers Nike and Columbia Sportswear took action to help prevent the spread of coronavirus by conducting deep cleans of their facilities.
SCHOOL POLICIES: Portland-area school districts are giving students and their parents extra encouragement to keep students who are feverish or coughing heavily at home as a precaution in the face of spreading coronavirus. But schools aren’t drawing a hard line that no child who sneezes, coughs or sniffles can come to class, district spokespeople say.
TRAIL BLAZERS: Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum reminded fans to take precautions against infectious disease and announced that he was "taking a break" from signing autographs after a person in Oregon tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Coronavirus info from Federation of American Scientists
The coronavirus is a global public health emergency. That’s why we’ve kicked off our new Coronavirus Project to bring policy makers and the public the information they need.
In a short period, we have established a team at FAS dedicated to this work. Here’s what we’re doing:
We have built a network of scientists who are regularly informing policy makers on what they need to know about the biology and the spread of the virus.
We have developed an online resource to answer questions from policy makers and the public on COVID-19. Specifically, we are obtaining, summarizing, and translating scientific publications for decision makers who don’t have a science background.
Because of the tremendous amount of disinformation online relating to the origins and the nature of this virus, we are using science-based information and evidence to disprove myths and provide accurate information to the public.
And finally, we’ve initiated a campaign where we are placing evidence-based information on social media in order to counter disinformation that is so prevalent on these platforms.
In a short period, we have established a team at FAS dedicated to this work. Here’s what we’re doing:
We have built a network of scientists who are regularly informing policy makers on what they need to know about the biology and the spread of the virus.
We have developed an online resource to answer questions from policy makers and the public on COVID-19. Specifically, we are obtaining, summarizing, and translating scientific publications for decision makers who don’t have a science background.
Because of the tremendous amount of disinformation online relating to the origins and the nature of this virus, we are using science-based information and evidence to disprove myths and provide accurate information to the public.
And finally, we’ve initiated a campaign where we are placing evidence-based information on social media in order to counter disinformation that is so prevalent on these platforms.
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