SURREAL VALECITY
  • Surreal ValeCity online media
  • June 21 2022 Edition
    • Elections 2022 >
      • Kelly for Alaska >
        • Tshibaka Blasts Gun Control Deal
        • Murkowski Embraces Gun Control Package
        • Murkowski Erode 2nd Amendment Rights
        • Tshibaka Endorsed by Harold Hamm
        • Jimmy Carter Lisa Murkowski Create Obstacles
        • Tshibaka Murkowski Gross Disregard Workers
        • Kelly Tshibaka Leaked Draft Supreme Court
    • SeeMe Passion Grand Prize Winner
    • See Me Roots Open Call Submissions
    • Multipart Project New Work Carmen Winant
    • Celtic Classic 35th Anniversary Entertainment
    • Passport to History Month Returns
    • Passport to History Month Returns July
  • Supporting ALL Law Enforcement
  • Thanks to the sponsors
  • Staff and Contact Information
  • Archive 2022
    • Arts
    • Dining Out
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Festivals
  • Archives 2021
    • Community >
      • Feeding the Homeless Philadelphia
  • Archives 2020
  • Archives 2016 - 2019
  • A Valley and Beyond
Picture
Into the Myst Metaphysical Shoppe
Tweet

CDC updates guidance identifying ‘close contact’ 

​
Nevada’s COVID Trace app helps identify exposures 

Picture
Carson City, NV – This week updated guidance was issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding identification of a close contact for COVID-19. 
 
Previously, close contact was defined as being near an infected individual for 15 minutes and within 6 feet. With the updated guidance, a close contact is now defined as being within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or longer over a 24-hour period. 
 
With this update, multiple brief interactions with an infected person may qualify a person as a close contact if those interactions total 15 minutes or longer compared to the previous guidance which identified a close contact as a person the individual was near for 15 consecutive minutes or more. 
 
With this new, expanded definition, Nevadans are asked to be mindful of their interactions with others and stay vigilant in practicing social distancing.  Public health disease investigators and contact tracers are using this expanded definition during their investigation efforts in order to capture all close contacts and help slow the spread of the disease.   
 
If a person is identified as a close contact they must self-quarantine for 14 days from their last exposure to the positive person. It is recommended that all contacts are tested for COVID-19, however a negative test result does not negate the 14-day quarantine period.   
 
In August, Nevada released the COVID Trace app to help identify close contacts of those who have COVID-19. The free app, available for both iOS and Android phones, does not collect personal information but exchanges anonymous Bluetooth “tokens” with other devices within the exposure criteria.  
 
The COVID Trace app calculates and identifies an exposure consistent with the CDC’s updated guidance. This method has been in place since the app was launched, as it was recognized that any encounter with an infected individual could be an exposure. 
 
A notification is triggered through the app when the exposure risk meets the threshold of cumulative time and proximity.  
 
While traditional contact tracing methods and COVID Trace are effective in identifying contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, all Nevadans must continue to be mindful and maintain social distance, good hand hygiene and wear a mask when you are outside your home. 
 
Information on Nevada’s COVID Trace app can be found at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/covidtrace/  ​
Are you looking for a shipping solution? Maybe you need to change freight carriers? Find out what the hard working and reliable people at Team Worldwide can do over land, sea and air
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Surreal ValeCity online media
  • June 21 2022 Edition
    • Elections 2022 >
      • Kelly for Alaska >
        • Tshibaka Blasts Gun Control Deal
        • Murkowski Embraces Gun Control Package
        • Murkowski Erode 2nd Amendment Rights
        • Tshibaka Endorsed by Harold Hamm
        • Jimmy Carter Lisa Murkowski Create Obstacles
        • Tshibaka Murkowski Gross Disregard Workers
        • Kelly Tshibaka Leaked Draft Supreme Court
    • SeeMe Passion Grand Prize Winner
    • See Me Roots Open Call Submissions
    • Multipart Project New Work Carmen Winant
    • Celtic Classic 35th Anniversary Entertainment
    • Passport to History Month Returns
    • Passport to History Month Returns July
  • Supporting ALL Law Enforcement
  • Thanks to the sponsors
  • Staff and Contact Information
  • Archive 2022
    • Arts
    • Dining Out
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Festivals
  • Archives 2021
    • Community >
      • Feeding the Homeless Philadelphia
  • Archives 2020
  • Archives 2016 - 2019
  • A Valley and Beyond