Carroll County, MD establishes hotline and response team for COVID 19 containment
Carroll County, MD COVID 19 Hotline and Response Team
The Carroll County Health Department opened a dedicated hotline for potential COVID 19 cases to improve staff responses. An Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) task force worked on containment solutions for COVID 19. The EID - originally convened to prepare for a potential Ebola outbreak in 2016 - assembles emergency services, social services, and school professionals to draw on a broad spectrum of expertise.
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Even before the first cases of the new coronavirus disease were reported in Maryland on Thursday evening, the Carroll County Health Department has been readying the people who would respond to a potential outbreak in the area.
Carroll County health officials open coronavirus hotline, work to coordinate response - Baltimore Sun
The Carroll County Health Department launched a new hotline in response to an increasing number of calls concerning the coronavirus.
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