COVID-19 Panhandle Weekly Update for Businesses & Employers
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COVID-19 Panhandle Weekly Update for Businesses & Employers May 21, 2020 We will begin with an audio test, if you are experiencing sound issues, please use the following dial-in: (914) 614-3221 290-649-021
• Spencer Rien, Nebraska Business Development Center • Phone: (308) 635-7513 • Email: srien@unomaha.edu • Business Survey Report link: https://www.unomaha.edu/nebraska-business-development- center/news/2020/05/nbdc-nebraska-business-response-survey-results.php. • UNMC PRAM report link: https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/_documents/PRAM-Nebraska.pdf • Chamber Link on how to read PRAM report: https://www.omahachamber.org/we-rise-economic-recovery- plan/?utm_source=cc_0519&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=werise
COVID-19 Current
US Snapshot
• All 50 states
• Seeing community spread across the US
• Hospitals are overwhelmed and out of PPE
Date Number of Cases in Deaths
the US
March 4 60
March 19 7,038 97
March 25 54,453 737
April 1 186,101 3,603
April 8 395,011 14,700
April 15 629,264 26,708
April 23 843,937 46,851
April 30 1,040,608 60,999
May 7 1,231,943 73,573
May 14 1,391,238 84,144
May 21 1,551,853 93,439
COVID-19 Current NE Snapshot
• 11,122 cases
• 138 deaths
• Community Spread
• Directive Health Measures
• Emergency Bill
https://nebraska.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsda
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March 2-May 20, 2020
Total Tests Completed: 2,123
• Positive: 87
• Deaths: 0
• Recovered: 63
• Active cases: 24
• Box Butte County: 1 case (recovered)
• Cheyenne County: 10 cases (2 active, 8 recovered)
• Dawes County: 1 case (recovered)
• Kimball County: 10 Cases (10 recovered)
• Morrill County: 10 Cases (5 active, 5 recovered)
• Scotts Bluff County: 55 Cases (17 active, 38 recovered) http://pphd.org/
Please note, we are public health officials and will respond accordingly. We are not HR, legal, unemployment, economic development, mental health, or your parental unit but can get you connected if it is out of the scope of our work.
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• Drive-thru testing will be offered in Scottsbluff @ 18 West 16th this
coming Thursday and Friday, 8-11am & 3-6pm.
• Complete the brief assessment at testnebraska.com to determine
if you will be a priority population to be tested.
• Even if you are not initially offered a time slot you may be invited
upon availability.
• Please call 308-262-5764 if you do not have computer access and
need assistance.
testnebraska.comhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community/workplace-decision-tree.pdf
• https://www.nechamber.com/reopening.html
• https://www.uschamber.com/reopening-business
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Email Melissa Haas @ mhaas@pphd.org with your quantity
Risk Communication Example
• Factual details surrounding the circumstances without giving away any HIPAA-related
information.
o Example: It was confirmed on Friday that two staff members and one of our group home
members have tested positive for COVID-19.
• What you have done as a result?
o Example: We are committed to the continued health and safety of our employees and members.
We have worked with the local health officials, providers, and our staff to isolate group home
members and staff that have had direct exposure and they will be tested and follow appropriate
safety precautions in accordance with our response plan.
• How are you continuing to mitigate risk?
o Example: We increased our regular disinfection practices, continue encouraging people to
monitor their symptoms and be sure to stay home if they become ill, frequent handwashing and
sanitizing throughout the day, and wearing a mask.
• How are you working to prevent going forward?
o Example: We remain proactive in prevention towards mitigating any further risk and keeping
everyone safe and healthy.https://public.tableau.com/profile/rachel.stevens2440#!/vizhome/COVID-19InitialUnemploymentClaimsinNETest/DashMain
• NDOL announced unemployment insurance benefit payments reached a record high
during the week ending May 9.
• Total benefits paid were nearly $104 million, including regular benefits, Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment
Compensation (FPUC) payments.
• That week also saw 24,218 new individuals receive benefit payments.
• Filing A Claim Any worker in a non-paid status due to COVID-19 may file a claim for
unemployment insurance benefits.
• Unemployment claims in Nebraska are filed online at NEworks.nebraska.gov.
• The NEworks mobile app is available to download for free. Employers who suspect a
worker is refusing a job in order to continue collecting unemployment benefits may report
these workers to ndol.uiworkrefusal@nebraska.gov.
• Workers with pre-existing conditions should work with their employers before being called
back to work.Nebraska Game & Parks statement: We have heard Nebraskans and are pleased to announce starting May 22 we'll expand camping opportunities, including for tent campers, at wildlife management areas, 35 state recreation areas and Smith Falls State Park. Read on to learn more: https://fal.cn/38cuw
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Resources
• Panhandle Public Health District: www.pphd.org
• Panhandle Worksite Wellness Council: www.pphd.org/pwwc.html
• Nebraska Chamber: nechamber.com
• Nebraska Department of Economic Development:
https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/nded-covid19/
• Small Business Administration
• https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-
guidance-loan-resources
• Fisher Phillips: https://www.fisherphillips.com/faqs
• CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html
• OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/controlprevention.html
• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdfMental Health Resources Please reach out if you are experiencing any mental health concerns during these unprecedented times: • Region 1 Behavioral Health Authority: 308-635-3173 • Nebraska Rural Response Hotline: 1-800-464-0258 • Nebraska Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-877-492-7001 • Substance Use Crisis Line: 1-308-762-7177
Contacts
Governor’s Daily Press
Panhandle Public Health District Conference @ 1pm MT
Jessica Davies, Assistant Health Director
308-760-6492 www.NETNebraska.org/capitol/
jdavies@pphd.org
Daily Afternoon Briefings with
Tabi Prochazka, Deputy Director of Health
Promotions and Preparedness Unified Command
308-760-1120 Weekdays @ 430 pm.
tprochazka@pphd.org www.pphd.org to find the
registration, need to register for
PPHD’s 24/7 # 308-262-5764 the entire week
Basecamp:
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