COVID-19
UPDATED 05/04/2020
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Gwinnett County currently has 1,546 confirmed cases of COVID-19, however Life Healing Center, PC has not experienced any issues or concerns in reference to COVID-19 however because we service areas that have confirmed cases if any clients we provide services to are exposed that could change at any moment.
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Should a confirmed case present a connection to Life Healing Center, PC and/or a COVID-19 diagnosis occurs among our patients and/or staff, you will be notified immediately. There have been no directives by the Department of Public Health for any closures in our district at this time.
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The safety of our patients and staff is our top priority and we will continue to utilize the guidance and support of national, state, and local health officials to ensure the continued health and well-being of our community.
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What should I do?
Take simple steps to prevent respiratory illness and its spread.
Avoid contact with people who have respiratory illness.
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Stay home when you are ill.
Isolating yourself while you are ill can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and more common illnesses, like influenza.
Practice social distancing (stay 6 feet from others) to prevent the likelihood you will come in contact with someone who is ill.
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Wash your hands.
Use soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
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Regularly clean and disinfect commonly touched surfaces such as counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, phones, toilets, etc. with a diluted bleach solution or use a cleaner with a label that claims it can kill human coronaviruses. Make sure to follow the instructions on the label.
To create a bleach solution, use 1 tablespoon bleach to 4 cups of water. Make fresh daily.
Commercially available cleaning products:
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Fighting Products
EPA-registered surface disinfectant products that kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
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Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue then throw the tissue in the trash.
Use your elbow or arm if tissues are not available.
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Wear a face covering when you are in public to avoid infecting others.
In light of new data about how COVID-19 spreads, along with evidence of widespread COVID-19 illness in communities across the country, CDC recommends that people wear a cloth face covering to cover their nose and mouth in the community. This is to protect people around you if you are infected but do not have symptoms.
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For more information about cloth face coverings and instructions on how to make your own visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html.
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Wear a face covering when you are ill or caring for someone who is ill.
Remove your mask and gloves carefully and immediately wash your hands.
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Follow travel related recommendations and restrictions.
You can get updated travel restrictions at www.cdc.gov/travel/notices.
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If you live in or traveled to an area of the world with ongoing COVID-19 transmission or have been in contact with an individual with COVID-19, and develop a fever, shortness of breath and a cough, please contact your medical provider for instructions.
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If you are sick and have tested positive for COVID-19 infection, or suspect you have COVID-19 infection, you should follow Georgia Department of Public Health home isolation instructions. This helps prevent the disease from spreading to others in your household and community.
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Additional information about what to do when you are sick can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html.
Updates from GA Public Health
https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Community Information
For confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout the state by county please refer to the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report. For information regarding testing sites around the state, download the contact directory for public health districts in Georgia.