As state and national leaders talk about efforts to get the country back to normal, leaders of the Vermilion County Health Department are closely listening. But Health Department Emergency Planning and Preparedness Coordinator, Melissa Rome, does not want to move too quickly….
{‘’I think once we do re-open, it’s not going to be just a free-for-all. It’s going to be a very slow, gradual process, as it should be. Because we need to open a little more slowly because then – all the sudden if we start seeing a surge in cases, then we can know – oops, wait a minute. Maybe we’ve got to scale back again.’’}
Rome and Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole were guests on WDAN Radio’s Newsmakers Program Friday morning. On the show, Rome said she hopes families take precautions once the shelter at home rules are relaxed….
{‘’I hope that we are smart about this. I hope all the sudden we open-up and people don’t say: ‘Hey, lets have all those birthday parties, and graduation parties, and everything that we’ve been on hold for. Maybe, wait a couple months for that,’’ said Rome.}
On the show Toole thanked those who have been cooperating during the pandemic. He noted nursing homes and assisted living facilities, particularly, have been very much involved in the efforts to keep their residents safe.
Up until Friday there had been 9 cases of Coronavirus confirmed in Vermilion County. But Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says that number is still likely to rise as results of more tests become available.
