PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARED AT PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, CO - Public Health Emergency Declared at PAFB / 23 March 2020, 1700L
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 AT PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, CO - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Peterson AFB / 23 March 2020, 1700L
CURRENTLY AT HPCON-CHARLIE
U.S. Northern Command continues to monitor the ongoing COVID 19 situation and encourages its personnel to adhere to CDC guidelines taking appropriate preventative measures and to stay informed utilizing command websites and social media updates.
As always, we continue to assess any potential impacts of COVID-19 on our training and operations in the homeland.
We encourage all DOD personnel in impacted areas to monitor their command social media pages as well as the DOD, CDC and state and local websites for the latest info.
USNORTHCOM medical professionals are working daily with appropriate organizations to monitor the situation, coordinate the latest guidance from DOD and CDC, and distribute messaging to our personnel as it becomes available.
Command Family Members - NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters are located on Peterson Air Force Base. For more information about base services (to include Commissary, BX, Fitness Center Hours, etc...), please visit the Peterson Air Force Base Coronavirus public website at https://www.peterson.af.mil/Coronavirus/
Peterson AFB established a testing point to limit spread of COVID-19 - Read the story here.
UPDATED CLOSURES AND INFORMATION FOR PAFB Click here. - - - - - -
U.S. State Department Travel Advisory web page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html
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PREVENTIVE MEASURE TIPS/GUIDELINES: There are simple everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses:
LINKS:
Peterson Air Force Base - https://www.peterson.af.mil/Coronavirus/ Defense Department: https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Spotlight/Coronavirus/ U.S. Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergen./diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 U.S. Embassy: https://www.usembassy.gov/ COVID-19 Government Site: https://www.coronavirus.gov What the U.S. Government is Doing: https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus (Spanish: https://gobierno.usa.gov/coronavirus)
The force health protection of our military members is a top priority, and we will continue to keep everyone informed as information becomes available.
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