FW: Message on COVID Community Transmission

An update to the COVID-19 guidance for North Carolina clinicians and laboratories is now available

North Carolina is experiencing community transmission of COVID-19 across the state. Pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic spread is playing an important role.

Increased adherence to prevention strategies (Wearing a mask, Waiting six feet apart, Washing your hands), testing (including for those without symptoms), and expanded contact tracing are important to control viral transmission across the state.

An update to the COVID-19 guidance for North Carolina clinicians and laboratories is now available and includes:

• Updated information and guidance on social gatherings.
• Updated information on who should be tested for COVID-19.
• Updated information on assessment of patients with acute respiratory illness symptoms when SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses are both circulating.

Please share this document with others in your organization who might need this information.

Sincerely,
North Carolina Assisted Living Association