Mayor Lee Posey with the City of Natchitoches has called for a community update regarding the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak to be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the ListachConference Room at the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center located at 501 Keyser Avenue in Natchitoches.
There has been one confirmed case of the corona virus in the state of Louisiana in Jefferson Parish at this time. Mayor Posey believes it would be beneficial to inform the citizens, employers, and local officials of our community what to expect in the event the virus does spread to our area as well as what precautionary measures should be followed.
Due to the severity of the situation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to provide updated information as it becomes available as well as focusing on containing the spread and mitigating the impact of this virus. The CDC is encouraging local officials to accelerate preparedness response plans in the event there is an outbreak in our area. To continue following the global outbreak or for the latest update, visit http://www.cdc.gov.
I seriously question the wisdom of having a meeting like this in the close quartets fraof a meeting room in the hospital. Since we have no idea how many people are carrying the virus, why take a chance? The information (and it was good, useful information) could have been live-streamed without a live audience.