{"id":111589,"date":"2020-03-16T12:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=111589"},"modified":"2020-03-16T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:33:46","slug":"madison-county-declares-state-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=111589","title":{"rendered":"Madison County declares state of emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?resize=226%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?w=226&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison County Chairman John M. Becker declared a state of emergency\nin Madison County as of 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2020, until rescinded due to\nthe Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.&nbsp; This declaration gives the school\ndistricts the ability to close if they so choose.&nbsp; As of March 15, 2020,\nMadison County has no positive cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe step of declaring a state of emergency even without\nhaving a case in the county is an important one,\u201d said Becker. \u201cThe Madison\nCounty Department of Health and Office of Emergency Management are on the front\nlines of the response and preparations for if and when the virus comes to our\nCounty.&nbsp; We are entering into uncharted territory here in the United\nStates and it is important that we here in Madison County do our part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI take comfort, and the residents of Madison County should\nas well, that we are a full-service county and that we have some of the best\npeople in the state working right here.&nbsp;We are working with our health\ncare centers, schools and first-responders to make sure they have the support\nthey need during this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becker asks the help of the community to remain calm, safe,\npatient and understanding during this time.&nbsp;The Madison County Department\nof Health stresses that if you are sick, stay at home and hold off on trips to\npublic places and events until you are well. Public Health urges those who are\nnot seriously ill to avoid hospital emergency departments, but instead call\ntheir primary healthcare provider or the regional COVID-19 triage from 7 a.m.\nto 11 p.m. at 315.464.3979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can you do as a resident of Madison County?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be patient and know that processes, policies and\neveryday norms will be changing<\/li><li>Wash your hands and practice good hygiene<\/li><li>Stay home if you are sick<\/li><li>Contact your health care provider or the hotline\nif you have questions or become sick<\/li><li>Check on your loved ones and neighbors<\/li><li>Promote and practice social distancing<\/li><li>Be prepared but not scared<\/li><li>Have enough prescription medications and fever-reducing\nmedication to last you if you get sick and need to stay home<\/li><li>Stock up on a week or two of foods and drinks\nyou like to have when you are home sick<\/li><li>Keep cleaning supplies on hand such as a bleach\nsolution or alcohol wipes to clean and disinfect surfaces at home or work\nfollowing the product label and instructions for use<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of this declaration is to procure goods and\nservices and to render all required and available assistance to municipalities\nand school districts that is vital to the security, well-being, and health and\nsafety of the citizens of Madison County. This declaration does not in any way\nimpact travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get the most accurate information on COVID-19, visit the\nCDC webpage at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html<\/a>.\nFor more information, call the Health Department at 315.366.2361.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County Chairman John M. Becker declared a state of emergency in Madison County as of 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2020, until rescinded due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.&nbsp; This declaration gives the school districts the ability to close if they so choose.&nbsp; As of March 15, 2020, Madison County has no positive cases [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-t1P","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?fit=226%2C226&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}