{"id":15512,"date":"2020-04-10T14:54:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=15512"},"modified":"2020-04-10T14:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:54:44","slug":"genesee-county-two-positive-cases-of-covid-19-at-va-wny-health-care-system-in-batavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/04\/10\/genesee-county-two-positive-cases-of-covid-19-at-va-wny-health-care-system-in-batavia\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Two positive cases of COVID-19 at VA WNY Health Care System in Batavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, two patients have tested positive for COVID-19 at the VA Western New York Health Care System\u2019s Batavia site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Precautionary measures have been taken to mitigate the risk of transmission to other patients and staff,&nbsp;as the Veterans are being cared for in respiratory isolation by staff who are specially trained on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) treatment guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment and infection control techniques.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA is screening Veterans and staff who present with symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath who meet the CDC criteria for evaluation ofCOVID-19 infection. Per CDC guidance and VA protocols, patients known to be at risk for a COVID-19 infection are immediately isolated to prevent potential spread to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans and staff are encouraged to take everyday preventive actions to avoid being exposed to the virus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.<\/li><li>Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.<\/li><li>Stay home if you are sick or becoming sick.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.<\/li><li>If you have symptoms or have been exposed to someone with symptoms, call the VA before going to the facility.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about the Coronavirus, please visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release To date, two patients have tested positive for COVID-19 at the VA Western New York Health Care System\u2019s Batavia site. Precautionary measures have been taken to mitigate the risk of transmission to other patients and staff,&nbsp;as the Veterans are being cared for in respiratory isolation by staff who \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/04\/10\/genesee-county-two-positive-cases-of-covid-19-at-va-wny-health-care-system-in-batavia\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23],"tags":[2053,2100],"class_list":["post-15512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","tag-covid-19","tag-va-wny-health-care-system"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-42c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15619,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/04\/13\/batavia-two-employees-at-va-wny-health-care-system-in-batavia-test-positive-for-covid-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":15512,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Two employees at VA WNY Health Care System in Batavia test positive for COVID-19","author":"aka","date":"April 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Provided information Two employees at VA Western New York Health Care System\u2019s Batavia site have tested positive for COVID-19. 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