Covid-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
We, at the TBJS Radio Network, wish everyone to remain safe and healthy during this time of confusion and disinformation. With everything going on right now, it can be difficult to know what is correct and what is hoax. We created this page to help educate you more about what is going on and provide the links to reliable sources. You can click on the names listed to open up the links.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, COVID-19 is a virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in 2019 and has since spread globally into a pandemic. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. While roughly 80% of cases report mild symptoms, some progress into severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure and can led to death. Current data indicates the risk of death for those contracting COVID-19 notably increases for individuals above the age of 60 or for individuals with autoimmune conditions. On January 11, 2020, the first set of individuals in the United States tested positive for COVID-19. The virus has since spread across all 50 states and the number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19 continues to rapidly grow each day.
The Center for Disease Countrol and Prevention (CDC) is responding to the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The outbreak has been identified in a growing number of other locations internationally, including the United States. In addition to CDC, many public health laboratories are now testing for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Opening Up American Again
President Trump has unveiled Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased approach based on the advice of public health experts. These steps will help state and local officials when reopening their economies, getting people back to work, and continuing to protect American lives. CLICK HERE FOR INFO.
Oklahoma State Department of Health
The Oklahoma public health system has activated the Incident Command System and stands ready with a multitude of statewide and national partners to treat and minimize further spread.
Arkansas State Department Of Health
The State of Arkansas is proactively responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. State and Federal health officials urge social distancing, good hand hygiene, covering coughs and staying home if you are sick.
Johns Hopkins University
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
This is a rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information and guidance as it becomes available.
Social Distancing Scoreboard
This interactive Scoreboard, updated daily, to empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level.
US Clinical Trials
This is a database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world.