News
Update on COVID-19 Resources and Materials
Materials and communications that were finalized and/or distributed throughout the week.
Week of March 13, 2020
- 2020 Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference has been postponed until August. Date to be determined.
- Governor Whitmer declares a state of emergency to maximize efforts to slow the spread
- Governor Whitmer Announces Statewide Closure of All K-12 School Buildings; School building closures will last Monday, March 16 through Sunday, April 5
- Governor Whitmer Orders Temporary Prohibition on Large Assemblages and Events
State of Michigan Updates
Press Releases
Updated Resources
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (updated 3-12-2020)
- Public General Fact Sheet (Updated 3-12-2020 English Only - updated and additional translations available next week)
New Resources
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Interim Recommendations for COVID-19 Community Mitigation Strategies
- COVID-19 Guidance for Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors
- MDARD and MDHHS COVID-19 Guidance for Food Establishments
- COVID-19 Packaging and Shipping Instructions for Local Health Departments
- COVID-19 Specimen Collection and Package & Shipping Guidance for Hospital Laboratories
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
New guidance and other resources:
- Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Updated 3-9-2020)
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings (Updated 3-10-2020)
- Water Transmission and COVID-19 (3-10-2020)
- Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
Other
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Sends More Detailed Guidance to Providers about COVID-19
- Coronavirus Update: FDA and FTC Warn Seven Companies Selling Fraudulent Products that Claim to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
- Bruce Hillman - Branch Chief, Food and Nutrition Service, Physical Presence and Vendor Monitoring.
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies
- Accessible - Quick Sheet for Older Adults 3-13-2020.pdf
- Accessible - Business Quick Sheet 3-13-2020.pdf
- Accessible - Quick Sheet Masks 3-13-2020.pdf
- Accessible - Homeless Shelter Quick Sheet CHECC Final.pdf
- Guidance for Law Enforcement.pdf