MORE ON COVID-19 FROM SENATOR SCOTT

DEAR COLLEAGUES:  AS WE FACE THIS NATIONAL EMERGENCY DEALING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ALL ARE TRYING HARD TO DO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND AVOID CROWDS WHEN WE CAN, FNPN SENDS THIS MESSAGE TO ALL OUR COLLEAGUES WHO CONTINUE TO WORK UNDER THESE UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE THANK AND HONOR YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING WHAT NPS DO BEST-TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS.  WHILE YOU ARE EXCERCISING ALL SELF PRECAUTIONS, YOU CONTINUE TO CARE FOR AND EDUCATE OUR FELLOW FLORIDIANS. WE PRAY THE NEXT FEW WEEKS  BRING RELIEF AND THE CURVE WILL FLATTEN ON THE NUMBER OF + CASES AND LIVES ARE SAVED BECAUSE OF YOUR DEDICATION.

SEE BELOW A LIST OF UPDATED RESOURCES!

See a list of resources and information available to Floridians below.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

The CDC’s website offers a variety of information about Coronavirus cases in the United States and efforts to prevent the spread of the disease, including:

• An up-to-date overview of Coronavirus cases in the United States (HERE)
• Symptoms of the Coronavirus (HERE)
•  What to do when you’re sick (HERE)
•  How to know if you’re at higher risk of getting very sick from the Coronavirus (HERE)
•  Steps to prevent illness (HERE)
• Other Frequently Asked Questions (HERE)

The CDC Coronavirus Call Center is available 24/7 at 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) for urgent issues related to coronavirus

Florida Department of Health (FDOH):

Please visit the Florida Department of Health’s website for Florida-specific information relating to the Coronavirus, including:

• A current overview of cases in Florida (HERE)
• How to find your county health department (HERE)
• Other Frequently Asked Questions (HERE)

FLDOH has also activated a Coronavirus Call Center available 24/7 by phone at 1 (866) 779-6121 via email at COVID-19@flhealth.gov

U.S. Department of State: 

• For up-to-date travel advisories, visit the U.S. Department of State’s website HERE

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: 

• U.S. Military veterans who believe they may have contracted the coronavirus may contact the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ VISN 8 Clinical 24/7 Contact Center by phone at 1-877-741-3400. See more HERE

Florida Attorney General’s Office:

• Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has activated Florida’s Price Gouging Hotline for Floridians to report price gouging and Coronavirus-related scams, available by phone at 866-9NO-SCAM or by visiting MyFloridaLegal.com

World Health Organization:

• For information and guidance from the WHO regarding the Coronavirus, visit their website HERE

National Institutes of Health:

• For information on the Coronavirus from the NIH, visit their website HERE

Senator Rick Scott has also requested the following information be released publicly: 

• Information about what worked and what hasn’t worked in Italy and South Korea’s response to the virus so we can utilize the best practices in the United States. 
• The original outbound and inbound flights including locations, dates, airport names, and flight numbers of all affected individuals.
• What is being done to immediately contact the passengers that were on those flights or in the airports.
• Specific geographic locations of confirmed cases, including street level mapping