The Governor of West Virginia has ordered a mandatory Stay-at-Home Order, effective on March 24, 2020, at 8:00pm, requiring all citizens to stay at home and limit movements outside their homes beyond essential needs, in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a further effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT, is advising as follows:
That all persons who have traveled outside the State of West Virginia in the last three weeks or traveled extensively within the State of West Virginia in the last week are at an enhanced risk of having contracted COVID-19 and may potentially and unknowingly spread COVID-19 while remaining asymptomatic. Therefore, the Kanawha Charleston Health Department recommends that any such person voluntarily self-isolate.
FURTHER, that all persons who traveled outside the State of West Virginia in an area with substantial COVID-19 community spread that are entering Kanawha County and the City of Charleston, West Virginia, with the intention to remain within the limits of said county or city, are immediately advised to voluntarily self-isolate at their residence, hotel, final destination or other single location for a period of 14 days from the time of entry or the duration of the person’s presence in Kanawha County or the City of Charleston, whichever is shorter.
FURTHER, that any person affected by the self-isolation advisory should follow the following precautions:
Contact your health care provider as soon as possible for self-care instructions.
* Remain isolated at home or in a single location unless your physician or the Health Department instructs you to seek medical care
* Monitor your symptoms and temperature. If you are or become symptomatic, you must immediately report your symptoms to your healthcare provider or the Kanawha Charleston Health Department
* Protect your household members by separating yourself (sleep separately, use a separate bathroom if available), disinfecting all surfaces you touch, and observing the best possible personal hygiene and social distancing regulations
DATED this 25 day of March 2020
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT KANAWHA-CHARLESTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT 24/7 AT
(304)-348-1088