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National Public Health Emergency

• As of March 5, 2020 - not a Pandemic.
• A Pandemic is determined by health agencies, including the World Health Organization.
• It becomes a Pandemic at the highest level when there is sustained human-to-human transmission worldwide, and that the virus is no longer contained in a few geographic areas.

Where do we go for Reliable Information?

• Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
  • Updated almost daily
  • Information for United States: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
    
    
• World Health Organization
  • Updated daily
  • Focus is international: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/
    
    
• State Public Health Agencies
  • Ohio Department of Health: https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/Novel-Coronavirus/2019-nCoV

For additional information, click here for a recording of our Coronavirus webinar. For questions, contact webinar presenter Jeff Miller, BMD Labor & Employment Member, at jcmiller@bmdllc.com or 216.658.2323.