An Update on the Coronavirus
Outbreak
I’ve been working hard
to bring relief to Montana’s workers, families, small
businesses, and healthcare professionals during the coronavirus outbreak. I
want to update you on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and what resources
are available.
Please see the below guidance from a
variety of federal departments and agencies for more
information:
White House
- President Donald
J. Trump Is Taking Necessary Safety Measures at the Border to Prevent
Further Spread of the Coronavirus (Click
here)
- President Trump Announces More Actions to Confront Global
Pandemic (Click here)
Centers
for Disease Control
- Caring for someone at home
(Click here)
- Older Adults (Click here)
- COVID-19: What people with HIV
should know (Click here)
- FAQs about Hand
Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel (Click here)
- Communication Resources for Travelers (Click
here)
- If You Are at Higher Risk (Click
here)
- Coronavirus and Travel in the United States (Click here)
- Interim Guidelines for
Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Click here)
-
Strategies for Optimizing Supply of N95 Respirators (Click
here)
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE (Click here)
- Schools, Workplaces &
Community Locations (Click here)
- People with
Asthma and COVID-19 (Click here)
-
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks (Click
here)
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Eye
Protection (Click here)
- Strategies for
Optimizing the Supply of Isolation Gowns (Click
here)
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
(Click here)
- Interim Guidance for
Businesses and Employers (Click here)
- Get
Your Community- and Faith-Based Organizations Ready for Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (Click here)
- Clean &
Disinfect (Click here)
- Preventing the
Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Homes and Residential Communities
(Click here)
- Interim Guidance for
Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs (Click here)
Center for Medicare &
Medicaid Services
- CMS Approves Washington
State’s Request for 1135 Medicaid Waivers (Click
here)
Department of
Agriculture
- USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Salutes the Heroes in
the US Food Supply Chain (Click here)
-
USDA Rural Development Now in Enterprise-Wide Remote Operational Status
(Click here)
Department
of Defense
- Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel Press Briefing on COVID-19 Response (Click here)
- Defense Health Officials
Detail COVID-19 Aid Effort (Click here)
Department of Education
- Helping
Students Adversely Affected by School Closures, Secretary DeVos Announces
Broad Flexibilities for States to Cancel Testing During National
Emergency (Click here)
- Delivering on
President Trump's Promise, Secretary DeVos Suspends Federal Student Loan
Payments, Waives Interest During National Emergency (Click here)
Department of
Homeland Security
- US-Canada Joint Initiative:
Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing the US-Canada Land Border
for Non-Essential Purposes (Click here)
- Joint Statement on US-Mexico Joint Initiative to Combat the
COVID-19 Pandemic (Click here)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
-
In Case You Missed It | Secretary Carson Applauds Governor for
Taking Action to Protect Homeless (Click here)
Department of Transportation
- PHMSA Guidance to State Partners Regarding COVID-19 (Click here)
Environmental
Protection Agency
- Administrator Wheeler Meets with
Disinfectant Manufacturers Highlighting Agency Work to Fight
Coronavirus (Click here)
Food and
Drug Administration
- FDA provides guidance
on production of alcohol-based hand sanitizer to help boost supply,
protect public health (Click here)
- FDA
allows expanded use of devices to monitor patients’ vital signs
remotely (Click here)
Treasury Department
- Treasury and IRS
Issue Guidance on Deferring Tax Payments Due to COVID-19 Outbreak (Click here)
Veterans
Affairs
- VA national cemeteries to adjust operations in
response to COVID-19 (Click here)
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my offices below for more information.
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Steve Daines
United States
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