===地震和疫情期安全措施：自我隔离、保持6英尺距离、平静面对、远程工作和病症咨询===
【3/23 犹他新冠疫情简要日报 6:00pm 山地时间】
1. 美国 – 截止6pm MDT，全国确诊新冠病毒病例: 43,819(自昨晚6pm +10,436)，死亡: 556(+128)，治愈: 178(-1)。(https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/)
2. 犹他州UDOH中午公布的确诊新冠病毒病例 257 (+76)，含死亡病例 1。其中犹他居民244 (+75): Salt Lake 109 (+29)，Summit 65 (+22), Davis 29 (+10), Utah 11 (+5), Wasatch 11 (+3), Weber-Morgan 8 (+2), Southwest Utah 5 (+4), Bear River 4 (+1), Tooele 2 (-1); 外州游客13 (+1): Summit 8 (+1)，Salk Lake 3 (-1), Wasatch 1 (+1), Utah 1。犹他州新冠病毒病例的增长仍然为亚指数增长（p=0.81)，但是增长趋势在逼近指数增长：http://castut.org/covid-19/utah0323.jpg
3. 犹他的国会众议员 Rep. Ben McAdams因新冠肺炎自3/20住院，病情有所好转。犹他的国会参议员 Sen. Mitt Romney 和 Sen. Mike lee 遵医嘱自我隔离，因为他们同新冠病毒确诊的 Sen. Rand Paul 有密切接触。三位国会议员的状况可能会影响他们在国会讨论法案时的投票能力。
4. 犹他州长、州教育总长和技术教育执行长宣布全州中小学生居家上网课到5月1日，技术学院也从3月30日至5月1日上网课。急救免费餐照常提供给需要的学生。
5. UU医疗系统宣布ARUP临床试验室现在有能力每天检测1500例新冠病毒样本，17-21小时内出结果。新的 In-Car-Testing 检测点设在Sugar House, South Jordan, Farmington and Redwood UU诊所外面。UU的药房增加采购“同情用药”，表示将准备好用药需求。想检测者仍需电话 801-587-0712，以决定是否必须检测。现在仍是“无症不检”。见 https://healthcare.utah.edu
6. 下列基础病人群是新冠肺炎的高危人群：血液疾病、慢性肾脏疾病/接受透析、慢性肝病、免疫系统受损/癌症化疗放疗/器官或骨髓移植/服用大剂量免疫抑制剂、怀孕、内分泌失调/糖尿病、代谢性疾病、心脏病、肺部疾病/哮喘/慢性支气管炎或肺气肿、神经疾病/脑瘫/癫痫/中风/智障/脊髓损伤等。详情见 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community-mitigation-strategy.pdf
7.美国移民局(USCIS)公告：在美疫情期，外国人(留学生、探亲旅游者等)全部免费治疗新冠肺炎（筛查、检测和治疗），但必须在有联邦资助的公立医疗机构，该医疗救助不会影响今后申请公民身份。见 https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge
8.现在很多华人在讨论私人捐赠口罩给医疗系统。捐赠医疗用品要事先确认物品是否符合医用，如果是从中国进口请附上产品英文介绍书等文件，并准备一份免责声明，格式见http://castut.org/covid-19/WAIVER%20OF%20LIABILITY.docx
犹他州新冠病毒热线电话：1-800-456-7707, 1-844-442-5224
CDC网页 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Utah新冠病毒工作组网页 https://coronavirus.utah.gov/
在美中国公民疫情防范网页 http://www.china-embassy.org/chn/lszj/zytz/t1753899.htm
【致犹他州社区、各界朋友倡议书】http://castut.org/covid-19/proposal.pdf
===地震和疫情期安全措施：自我隔离、保持6英尺距离、平静面对、远程工作和病症咨询===
【3/23 COVID-19 Briefing by Utah Chinese Communities】6:00pm
1. U.S. Confirmed Cases: 43,819(+10,436), Deaths: 556(+128), Recovered: 178(-1). (https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/).
2. Utah Coronavirus Death case: 1; Confirmed Cases: 257 (+76). Residents 244 (+75): Salt Lake 109 (+29), Summit 65 (+22), Davis 29 (+10), Utah 11 (+5), Wasatch 11 (+3), Weber-Morgan 8 (+2), Southwest Utah 5 (+4), Bear River 4 (+1), Tooele 2 (-1); Visitors 13 (+1): Summit 8 (+1), Salt Lake 3 (-1), Wasatch 1 (+1), Utah 1. The growth of coronavirus cases in Utah is still sub-exponential growth(p=0.81) but the growth trend is approaching exponential growth：http://castut.org/covid-19/utah0323en.jpg.
3. Utah Congressman Ben McAdams hospitalized with coronavirus. Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are self-quarantining per doctors’ orders after coming in contact with Sen. Rand Paul, who confirmed he tested positive Sunday for COVID-19. None of the three will be voting in the next two weeks.
4. Gov. Gary R. Herbert, State Superintendent Syd Dickson, and Acting Commissioner of Technical Education Jared Haines announced today that Utah’s K-12 public schools will extend their dismissal through May 1st. The meal services at K-12 public schools will continue on an as-needed basis. Utah’s technical colleges will suspend teaching from March 30 until May 1.
5. UU Health announced that ARUP Laboratories can now test up to 1,500 people per day for COVID-19. Turnaround times from test to diagnosis are 17 to 21 hours. New in-car testing sites will be available at its health centers in Sugar House, South Jordan, Farmington and Redwood. The UU pharmacy also reports they will have the drugs they need. People are asked to first call 801-587-0712 to determine if testing is absolutely necessary. See https://healthcare.utah.edu
6. Underlying medical conditions that may increase the risk of serious COVID-19 for individuals of any age: Blood disorders, Chronic kidney disease, including receiving dialysis, Chronic liver disease, Compromised immune system (immunosuppression), Pregnancy, Endocrine disorders/diabetes, Metabolic disorders, Heart disease, Lung disease, Neurological and neurodevelopment conditions, see more at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community-mitigation-strategy.pdf
7. US Immigration Services encourages all those, including aliens, with COVID-19 symptoms to seek necessary medical treatment or preventive services. Such treatment or preventive services will not negatively affect any alien as part of a future Public Charge analysis. See https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge
8. Many Chinese in Utah want to donate medical masks to health systems. Please confirm the materials meeting the medical standards before donation and also ask for a waiver of liability from a recipient, see http://castut.org/covid-19/WAIVER%20OF%20LIABILITY.docx. If the product is imported from China, provide product documents as well.
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Utah COVID-19 Information Line 1-800-456-7707, 1-844-442-5224
CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Utah Coronavirus Task Force https://coronavirus.utah.gov/
Chinese Utahans’ Action Proposal http://castut.org/covid-19/announcement.pdf
=== Safety Measures for Earthquake and COVID-19：Shelter in Place, Keep 6’ Distance, Stay Calm, Tele-commute and Tele-medicine. ===
【犹他新冠病毒疫情简要日报】由华人社区防护协调小组发布。该小组由犹他华人社区一群志愿服务者临时自发组成，目的是协调新冠病毒疫情的有关活动和信息。本简报将每天晚上汇集并分享和华人社区最紧密的疫情消息，欢迎各界人士的支持和指正。Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Utah Chinese Community Coordination Group is organized by volunteers from Chinese communities in Utah. Its purpose is to coordinate COVID-19 related efforts and information in the outbreak period. This daily evening briefing shares key information among Chinese Utahans.