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Gov. Mike DeWine announces 21-day coronavirus protocol to avoid hospital ‘holiday tsunami’

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NEW!3,621sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio -Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday announced a new 21-day coronavirus protocol for Ohioans to follow, which will last through the holiday season, to prevent overwhelming hospitals and health care providers.The protocol didn’t come with any new mandates or bold steps. It includes the usual social distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing advice.“The next three weeks will really be the most important three weeks in this pandemic,” DeWine said. “We’re heading into the biggest holiday season of the year.”That is a familiar refrain he has sounded in the past, when talked about “crucial days ahead” in the summer surge.“We cannot afford on the eve of a very safe and effective vaccine to further overwhelm our hospitals and health care providers with a holiday tsunami,” DeWine said.The following are the guidelines, which were announced by numerous health care providers from around the state:- Stay home: Only leave home work, school, household essentials or emergencies.-Celebrate Christmas at home, because people who are infected but don’t know it could transmit COVID-19.-Wear a mask covering the nose and mouth when caring for loved ones with COVID-19, when outside the house and in the house and infected with the coronavirus.-Keep your distance from other people. Keep interactions short and remember the more people you’re around, the higher the risk for spread.-Wash your hands. The federal Centers for Disease Control said it’s most effective when washing with soap and water, scrubbing for 20 seconds and rinsing them clean. If you can’t wash with soap and water, scrub with a 60% alcohol solution hand sanitizer.-Work from home if possible. Bosses need to reduce exposure by scheduling meetings in a virtual environment.-Don’t eat or drink with anyone outside your household, because it’s not safe to be around others without wearing a mask-- impossible when eating. Restaurant meals should be picked up or eaten outside.-Avoid travel, which will just increase the chance of exposure to the virus.-Postpone large gatherings when possible. Events such as weddings and funerals have been linked to outbreaks in Ohio. Gatherings that must occur need to be small. Virtual gatherings are preferred.DeWine said he’ll extend the current overnight curfew order, which ends Thursday but will now go to Jan. 2, 2021. He had previously announced this on Monday.But DeWine said so that fans could attend Monday night’s Cleveland Browns game and other professional and college games that are expected to last into curfew time. went into effect Nov. 19 and lasted for 21 days, expiring Thursday. The curfew generally prevented people from going out between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. to prevent COVID-19 spread.Medical experts across the country when DeWine first announced it -- with some saying it would stop the riskiest behavior that is behind the latest COVID-19 wave, and others saying it would have little impact because most people are at home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., and yet others warning that if the times people are allowed to be out are condensed, there could even be more spread.Other coverage:Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

NEW!3,621sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio -Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday announced a new 21-day coronavirus protocol for Ohioans to follow, which will last through the holiday season, to prevent overwhelming hospitals and health care providers.The protocol didn’t come with any new mandates or bold steps. It includes the usual social distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing advice.“The next three weeks will really be the most important three weeks in this pandemic,” DeWine said. “We’re heading into the biggest holiday season of the year.”That is a familiar refrain he has sounded in the past, when talked...

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