CDC gets a second opinion: Seven steps to heal our COVID-19 response Marc Siegel, opinion contributor © Getty Images CDC gets a second opinion: Seven steps to heal our COVID-19 response
Back in March 2020, then-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dir. Robert Redfield stated on multiple occasions that the new emerging coronavirus outbreak was under control. But a month earlier, top officials at the University of Nebraska Medical Center s National Quarantine Unit, who were taking care of the initial 15 COVID-19 patients from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, told me they thought it already was spreading unchecked through communities.
Dr. Jeffrey Gold, chancellor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, indicated that the virus appeared to be more contagious than the flu and, therefore, very difficult to contain.
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4. Setting aside space for people to quarantine
5. Protecting At-Risk Populations
6. Issuing Directed Health Measures
In addition to these steps, Nebraskans have been using the tools to slow the spread of the virus such as social distancing, wearing a mask to the store, washing hands often, and staying home when sick. Our communities have responded as expected by looking out for one another and doing the right thing.
As we’ve protected hospital capacity, we’ve also been working to help Nebraskans recover. The state steered federal coronavirus relief towards $411 million in grants for Nebraska’s businesses and family farms. This includes grants of $12,000 to 12,214 small businesses and 9,209 livestock producers with 75 or fewer employees. The funds also include stabilization grants to hotels and convention centers, zoos, ethanol producers, event centers and sports arenas. According to the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, “revenues generated