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  • Miss-Lou Schools Provide Free Breakfast And Lunch For Schoolchildren

    Miss-Lou Schools Provide Free Breakfast And Lunch For Schoolchildren

    Local schools are trying to keep students fed during the coronavirus outbreak.

     

    Mississippi

    ADAMS COUNTY

    UPDATE:  The school district has stopped meal services according to this announcement on April 6th:

    AMITE COUNTY

    CLAIBORNE COUNTY

    FRANKLIN COUNTY

    The Franklin County School District will be serving GRAB AND GO meals to ALL children beginning Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Free breakfast and lunches will be available to children 18 and under. Children DO NOT have to be a Franklin County student. No ID is required. Per Federal regulations, children MUST be present to claim their meal.  Meals will be distributed Monday – Friday from 11AM – 1 PM. Meals may be received in the circle in front of the high school cafeteria or at one of the following school bus drop off locations. Children should not leave their vehicle. The meals will be delivered to the vehicle. Each child will receive a lunch and a breakfast at the time of pick up. The lunch is intended for immediate consumption and the breakfast is intended for consumption the following day.

    Bude Apartments from 11:00 am- 11:30am

    RoseHill Church on Hwy 98 11:45am12:15pm

    Fox Run Apartments 11:00am-11:20am

    McCall Creek Fire Station 11:30am-11:50am

    Granny’s Corner Store 12:00pm-12:20pm

    Mt Sinai Church (Bunkley) 11:00am-11:20am

    Mt Olive Church (Kirby) 11:35am-12:05pm

    Hamburg Store 12:20pm-12:40pm

    Roxie City Hall/Park 11:00am-11:20am

    Roxie BP Gas Station 11:25am-11:45am

    Lower Bunkley Rd/Hwy 33 South 11:55am-12:15pm

    Zion Church (Whiteapple) 12:25pm-1:00pm

    JEFFERSON COUNTY

    Grab-and-go meals for everyone 18 and younger.  Kids getting the free lunch must be in the car to receive a lunch.

    Available from 10:30 a.m. until noon

    Pick up spots at:

    Baseball park in Fayette

    Baseball park in Redlic

    Bethlehem Baptist Church in Cannonsburg

    Hickory Block United Methodist in Union Church

    Old Country Store in Lorman

    LINCOLN COUNTY

    Brookhaven School District

    Brookhaven School District is offering Free grab-and-go meals for anyone 18 and under starting the week of March 23rd.  Children must be present in the vehicle to receive a lunch.  Children do not have to be students of the Brookhaven School District, and they don’t have to qualify for free/reduced price meals during the year.  Grab-and-go lunches will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m weekdays at:

    Lipsey School

    Mullins School

     

    PIKE COUNTY

    WILKINSON COUNTY

    Other Miss-Lou Counties are developing a plan to keep their students fed during the closures.  When they have a plan, we’ll update this post.

     

    Louisiana

     CONCORDIA PARISH

    The Concordia Parish School board is working the Healthy School Food Collaborative to deliver shelf-stable, easy-to-prepare meals directly to residences.

    Click this link below and fill out the form in order to sign up your Concordia Parish student to receive delivered meals to your residence.

    CATAHOULA PARISH

    Students will be able to grab-and-go breakfast and lunch from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday of each week. All meals will be distributed outside of the school buildings. This starts Monday, March 16 at the following locations:

    Block High School–pick up at Jonesville Elementary

    Central High School–drive in by the classroom buildings and gym and stop at side-walk to cafeteria building. An employee will help you from there.

    Harrisonburg High School–pick up meals at door to cafeteria

    Jonesville Elementary–pick up meals at end door of cafeteria

    Sicily Island High–drive in by elementary building and around to cafeteria. An employee will help you from there.

    TENSAS PARISH

    The district is suspending food food distribution until after Easter. Please note that the governor will be extending his order closing schools through the end of April; therefore, we will continue our food distribution in all three communities as per the schedule below for the month of April:

    Tuesday, April 14

    Thursday, April 16

    Monday, April 20

    Wednesday, April 22

    Monday, April 27

    Wednesday, April 29

    Please stay tuned to our website:  www.tensasedu.org and our Facebook page for updates.

    Newellton Elementary School parking lot 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    Waterproof — Old Cross Keys Bank on Main Street 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    St. Joseph — Tensas High School Cafeteria (behind school — pick up only) 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m

    AVOYELLES PARISH

    In Avoyelles Parish, breakfasts and lunches will be available for pickup at various locations.  In Avoyelles Parish, pickup is between 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays through Fridays at the following locations:

    Avoyelles High

    Bunkie Elementary

    Cottonport Elementary

    Lafargue Elementary

    Marksville Elementary

    Plaucheville Elementary

    Riverside Elementary

  • Ability To Hold Your Breath 10 Seconds IS NOT A Test For Covid-19 Coronavirus

    Ability To Hold Your Breath 10 Seconds IS NOT A Test For Covid-19 Coronavirus

    It will not identify persons who are infected

    CLAIM: There is a simple self-check that can be done every morning to see if you have the coronavirus. Take a deep breath and hold it for more than 10 seconds. If you complete it successfully without discomfort, stuffiness or tightness it proves there is no fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicating no infection.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Medical experts say that the test would not provide a clear indication of whether someone has the novel coronavirus.

    THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing the false claim on platforms that include What’s App, Twitter and Facebook. The claim, which has three parts, first says that if a coronavirus patient goes to the hospital too late their lungs will experience 50 percent fibrosis, scarring of the lungs that restricts breathing. It goes on to suggest the 10 second breathing test, finally stating that drinking water every 15 minutes will kill the virus.

    Social media users have falsely attributed the claims to Japanese doctors, Taiwanese experts and even Stanford University.

    Lisa Kim, Stanford Health Care and school of medicine spokeswoman, said in an email that the widely distributed breathing test claim did not come from Stanford University. Despite medical experts and even the World Health Organization debunking these claims, social media users continue to share them on and off social media.

    Dr. Robert Legare Atmar, an infectious disease specialist at Baylor College of Medicine, told The Associated Press that there is no clear evidence that coronavirus causes 50 percent pulmonary fibrosis.

    Experts also said that the 10 second test being shared online would not be a reliable way to determine whether someone has the virus.

    “This approach may be helpful in identifying persons with more serious lung disease,” Atmar said. But it will not identify persons who are infected and have mild to no symptoms.”

    There are many things beyond coronavirus that could lead to restricted breathing, including asthma, anxiety or heart disease, said Dr. Gregory Poland, head of vaccine research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. All could make it difficult to hold your breath for 10 seconds, he said.

    Throughout the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization has continuously updated their social media platforms to debunk false claims around the virus. The WHO Philippines Twitter account on Feb. 7 knocked down the claim about drinking water to avoid getting the virus.

    “While staying hydrated by drinking water is important for overall health, it does not prevent coronavirus infection,” the WHO post stated.

  • Governor Tate Reeves Declares State of Emergency to Protect Public Health

    Governor Tate Reeves Declares State of Emergency to Protect Public Health

    JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency to further ramp up Mississippi’s coordinated response across all levels of government and provide health officials and administrators with the necessary tools and guidance to combat the spread of COVID-19.

    “Taking proactive measures to limit community spread, I have declared a state of emergency to deploy the necessary resources to protect public health and take care of all Mississippians. We are not taking any chances. This is our latest step to respond to COVID-19, and it will not be our last. We will continue coordinating our response efforts and prioritizing the health and well-being for all who call Mississippi home,” said Governor Tate Reeves.

    The Governor addressed the state via video shared on social media, which can be viewed here.

    For media broadcast, the address is available for direct download here.

    Throughout the rapidly changing events surrounding COVID-19, the Governor has been closely monitoring the situation and working closely with Dr. Thomas Dobbs and Director Greg Michel. The declaration enables the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to ramp up coordination among all state and local agencies and enable them to fast-track coordination at all levels of government in Mississippi.

    “I urge all Mississippians to use caution. This is not a time to panic—we are acting calmly and steadily. In this state, we were prepared. We have a pandemic plan that is being followed to the letter. We have tremendous experts who are operating in a way that will protect the public health and save lives. We are listening to those experts, and following their lead every step of the way,” said Governor Reeves.

    More information and updates about COVID-19 in Mississippi are available at healthyms.com.
  • Merit Health Natchez Modifies Visitor Protocols and Policies

    Merit Health Natchez Modifies Visitor Protocols and Policies

    Visitor Restrictions Are in Place for Protection of Patients, Caregivers and the Community
    NATCHEZ, Miss. –March 13, 2020 —Merit Health Natchez is asking for the community’s help in
    maintaining the safety of patients, visitors and our healthcare team members. When in the hospital for
    treatment, the best interest of our patients is to minimize unnecessary exposure to infectious or
    communicable diseases.
    If you have traveled from a high-risk area for COVID-19, have had contact with a person known to be
    infected with COVID-19, and cough, fever or difficulty breathing, patients should tell staff immediately
    and visitors should delay your visit unless seeking medical care.
    Effective today, we have implemented the following entrance and visitor restrictions:
    • There will only be two open entrances to the hospital, the main lobby entrance and the
    Emergency Department. All other entrances will be locked.
    • Only healthy, essential visitors such as immediate family, partner or significant other ages 18
    and older may visit patients.
    • Please limit visitors to one per patient.
    • ICU and Telemetry now have closed visitation with set visiting hours, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    and 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    • Only parents of babies are allowed in the nursery.
    • Only one visitor allowed per patient throughout stay in the areas of Labor and Delivery and the
    Emergency Department and they must be 18 years and older.
    • Patients in isolation will have additional visitor restrictions.
    If you would like to drop off a card, gift or message of encouragement, we are happy to deliver those to
    patients. You may also call a patient’s room or visit patients using Facetime or another video
    communication app.
    We appreciate the community’s understanding and compliance.
    About Merit Health Natchez
    Merit Health Natchez is a Joint Commission-accredited hospital with 179-beds and offers a broad range
    of services including emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, labor and delivery, radiology, outpatient
    diagnostic testing, physical therapy and more. Merit Health Natchez holds additional accreditations from
    American College of Cardiology for Chest Pain Center, the American College of Radiology for
    mammography, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the
    Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,
    and Advance Disease-Specific Care Certification for Acute Stroke Ready Hospital from The Joint
    Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Learn more at
    www.merithealthnatchez.com.

  • Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency

    Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak.

    Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency.” He said the emergency would open up nearly $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the outbreak.

    Trump said he was also giving Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar emergency authorities to waive federal regulations and laws to give doctors and hospitals “flexibility” in treating patients.

    He also announced a new public-private partnership to expand coronavirus testing capabilities, as his administration has come under fire for being too slow in making the test available. The partnership will include drive-thru testing in some locations and an online portal to screen those seeking to get tested.

    Still, Trump said that officials don’t want people taking the test unless they have certain symptoms. “It’s totally unnecessary,” Trump said. He added, “This will pass.”