COVID-19 Pandemic
Theyear20willberememberedasatimeofunprecedentedchallengesandchanges forFDOH-Escambia.Wefacedanunimaginablethreat,asthecoronavirusdisease2019 (COVD-19)dominatedtheyear20.Wordslikequarantine,PPE,socialdistancing, andmaskingbecamewordsofeverydayconversation.TheimpactofCOVD-19has demonstratedFDOH-Escambia$scontinuedcommitmenttopublichealth.FDOH-Escambia stahavehadandcontinuetohaveanimportantroleinkeepingthepublicsafean healthyamidtheCOVD-19pandemic. ThisisalookathowthepandemicprogressedandhowFDOH-Escambiarespondedto COVD-19inourcommunity.
DOH Declaration of Public Health Emergency as Virus Reaches Florida
WHO Issues Global Health Emergency
WHO Announces Mysterious Coronavirus-Related Pneumonia in Wuhan, China
January 2020
2020
9
21
The Florida Department of Health announced there were two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida.
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CDC Confirms First US Coronavirus Case
February
2020
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US Declares Public Health Emergency
2020
1
5
First Press Conference in Escambia County and COVID Information Line Established by FDOH Baptist Health Care hosted a press conference related to the first case in Escambia County, Florida. Dr. Lanza participated and provided disease surveillance and contact tracing plans.
20YearinReview
5
March
PICTURED ABOVE: Dr. John Lanza participated in Baptist Health Care’s press conference related to COVID-19 on March 5, 2020.
