18 | MARCH 5 • 2020
Jews in the D
State of Michigan
Prepares for
Coronavirus
State and county agencies
get ready for COVID-19.
I
n response to the world-
wide spread of the coro-
navirus (COVID-19),
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
activated the State Emergency
Operations Center (SEOC),
located in Lansing, on Friday,
Feb. 28. The SEOC is coor-
dinating with state, local and
federal agencies to prepare for
possible COVID-19 cases.
As of press time, there have
been no confirmed cases in
Michigan.
“Right now, we’
re harnessing
all of the resources of state
government to help people pre-
pare and keep themselves and
their families safe,
” Whitmer
said in a press release. “By
activating the State Emergency
Operations Center, we’
re ensur-
ing that every branch of state
government is on alert, and
actively coordinating to prevent
the spread of coronavirus if
it comes to Michigan. We are
taking this step out of an abun-
dance of caution.
”
Alongside Whitmer was
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief
medical executive and chief
deputy for health for Michigan
Department of Health and
Human Services (MDHHS),
Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs Director
Major General Paul Rogers and
Captain Emmitt McGowan of
the Michigan State Police to
inform Michiganders on how
the state is preparing to protect
the public health.
Since Feb. 3, the Michigan
Department of Health and
Human Services (MDHHS)
activated the Community
Health Emergency
Coordination Center (CHECC)
to support the local and state
response to the potential
threat of the coronavirus. The
CHECC is working closely
with local healthcare providers
and public health agencies to
create guidelines, provide edu-
cation and identify potential
cases of COVID-19.
“While the current risk to
the general public of getting
COVID-19 is low, we need
to use all of our public health
tools to make sure we are
prepared,
” Khaldun said in a
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