Montgomery County announced that Phase 2 of reopening will begin this Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m. This next step includes indoor retail services and restaurant seating, and childcare services with restrictions. The following will be allowed: Retail: Curbside, one person per 200 sq. ft indoors Restaurants: Outdoor seating, and 50 percent indoor capacity if […]
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June 15, 2020 |
June 12, 2020 |
Gayles and Hogan Encourage Protesters to Get Tested for COVID-19
Montgomery County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles encourages residents who have attended Black Lives Matter protests to get tested for COVID-19 if they are concerned about exposure. “I think we do see folks going to the protests who may be disproportionately impacted if they do contract it,” he said […]
June 11, 2020 |
‘There Was a System That Did Not Work’: Gayles Addresses Delays in COVID-19 Test Results
Montgomery County has had issues with people not receiving their COVID-19 test results. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said the state created GO Teams for Montgomery, Prince George’s and Baltimore Counties as well as Baltimore City, the four jurisdictions with the highest case numbers. The jurisdictions could use the teams however they saw fit. […]
June 9, 2020 |
Gayles Explains Incongruity Between Decline in Hospitalizations and Shortage of Acute Care Bed Space
Although the number of people going to the hospital with COVID-19 is decreasing, patients stay for longer periods of time which helps explain why the acute care bed capacity metric falls behind others. Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles discussed this ?? at a county council meeting Tuesday. The three-day average for acute care […]
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