by orionontv | Mar 24, 2020 | News
Coulter: Please donate equipment for healthcare workers and first responders
Pontiac, Michigan – Personal protective equipment for healthcare workers and first responders remains in short supply because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oakland County Executive David Coulter put out the call for donations in response to this shortage during a news conference today at the L. Brooks Patterson Executive Building.
Beginning Monday, Oakland County will accept donations of masks (all types), face shields, surgical gowns, surgical gloves, no-touch thermometers, and respirators at the 
Oakland County Farmers Market, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
“We need more equipment,” Coulter said. “If you or your business has this equipment and you’re not currently an essential business that needs to be open – maybe you’re a dentist’s office whose affected by the Governor’s order yesterday (Friday) or maybe you’re another kind of facility that has access to this equipment – we need it. I want to encourage you to contact our Emergency Operations Center.”
Oakland County will pick up any donated equipment on the list for those who are unable to drop off donations at the Farmers Market.
“Right now, our top priority is trying to obtain personal protective equipment for hospitals, for healthcare workers, for EMS and first responders. County Executive Coulter and the Board of Commissioners have provided us with great resources including funds needed but right now we can’t find or get these supplies.”
To contact the Emergency Operations Center to donate equipment, call 248-858-5300 or email [email protected]. For more information about the COVID-19 pandemic, go to OakGov.com/COVID.
by orionontv | Mar 24, 2020 | High School Sports
MHSAA NOW: The weekly newsletter of the Michigan High School Athletic Association
THIS WEEK
We all can use a few moments of distraction these days – and today’s NOW provides an uplifting basketball story from Onsted, some additional recognition for a first-time wrestling champion, the announcement of this year’s Charles E. Forsythe Award winner and the first of our series of #MHSAAMoments – reminders of what we will enjoy again when the time is right.
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AROUND THE STATE
When Mary Kay LaFerney moved from California to Michigan, she had no idea the impact a group of freshmen and sophomore boys were going to have on her son. And she certainly didn’t know it would be because of basketball. But that’s what happened this past season for LaFerney and her son, Zachary Johnston, at Onsted High School in Lenawee County.
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Team wrestling has become the most difficult MHSAA sport for new contenders to break into the championship elite. From 2010-19, 10 schools combined to win the 40 Finals championships over four divisions. Divisions 2, 3 and 4 all saw a decade’s worth of titles split between just two teams.
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Last week, Mike Garvey told his wife she can’t let him quit all that he does to contribute to school sports across the state of Michigan, even if he is officially “retired.” But after 40 years serving in a variety of roles, he really doesn’t have plans to stop. And she wasn’t intending to make that request. “I married the best girl in the world,” Garvey said, “and she’s supportive and urges me to do the stuff that I enjoy.”
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#MHSAAMoments: 2017 Class D Boys Basketball Semifinal
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#MHSAAMoments: 2017 Class B Boys Basketball Semifinal
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With the suspension of the 2020 MHSAA Basketball Tournaments, FOX Sports Detroit will reair the championship games of the 2019 MHSAA Boys & Girls Basketball Tournaments, presented by Sparrow Health System.
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March Madness took on another meaning for everyone in the sports world during the week of March 9 – a week like none other in the history of organized sports with the acceleration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. The Madness was not the bouncing of basketballs in arenas around the country.
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by Becky Andrus | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
MEDIA ADVISORY: County Executive Coulter Announces New Health Order for Screening Employees and Maintaining Social Distancing at Essential Businesses
Oakland County Executive David Coulter and Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford will hold a news conference to discuss a new health order that builds on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay home, stay safe” order.
Who
David Coulter, Oakland County Executive
Leigh-Anne Stafford, Oakland County Health Officer
What
Oakland County Executive David Coulter and Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford will hold a news conference to discuss a new health order that builds on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay home, stay safe” order. The health order will require screening procedures for employees of essential businesses and implementation of social distancing for employees and customers.
To encourage social distancing and comply with Gov. Whitmer’s “Stay home, stay safe” order, the press conference will be held remotely via Facebook Live and conference phone.
When
Mar 24, 2020, 1:30 PM
Additional Info
- Participating reporters may call into the following conference line, 248-333- 6396, with conference ID no. 491074708#.
- Please RSVP to Jaime Fenner at [email protected] by 12:30 p.m. to indicate your participation on the conference line so the County Executive will call on you. He will call on each news organization once and then ask if there are any follow-ups.
- During Q&A, press *6 to unmute your line.
- The Q&A, press *6 to unmute your line.
- There is an audio delay on Facebook Live, so, please do not have Facebook audio on in the background.
by Becky Andrus | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Governor Whitmer Signs “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2020
Governor Whitmer Signs “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order
Governor directs all non-critical businesses to temporarily close, all Michiganders to stay home or six feet away from others during COVID-19 crisis
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order (EO 2020-21), directing all Michigan businesses and operations to temporarily suspend in-person operations that are not necessary to sustain or protect life. The order also directs Michiganders to stay in their homes unless they’re a part of that critical infrastructure workforce, engaged in an outdoor activity, or performing tasks necessary to the health and safety of themselves or their family, like going to the hospital or grocery store.
Effective at 12:01 am on March 24, 2020, for at least the next three weeks, individuals may only leave their home or place of residence under very limited circumstances, and they must adhere to social distancing measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when they do so, including remaining at least six feet from people from outside the individual’s household to the extent feasible under the circumstances.
“In just 13 days, we’ve gone from 0 to over 1,000 COVID-19 cases,” said Governor Whitmer. “This is an unprecedented crisis that requires all of us working together to protect our families and our communities. The most effective way we can slow down the virus is to stay home. I know this will be hard, but it will be temporary. If we all come together, get serious, and do our part by staying home, we can stay safe and save lives.”
“Taking aggressive action to protect our communities is the most important thing we can do to mitigate further spread of COVID-19,” said Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Deputy for Health and Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun. “If we do this now, we can make sure our hospitals and healthcare workers are prepared to take care of the sickest people. It is crucial that people do the right thing by staying home and staying safe.”
Executive Order 2020-21 prohibits all businesses and operations from requiring workers to leave their homes, unless those workers are necessary to sustain or protect life or to conduct minimum basic operations. Businesses and operations are to designate the workers that meet those criteria, and must adopt social distancing practices and other mitigation measures to protect workers and patrons in the performance of that necessary in-person work.
Workers that are necessary to sustain or protect life include those in health care and public health, law enforcement and public safety, grocery store workers, and more. For a full list of these critical infrastructure workers, click the link to Executive Order 2020-21 at the bottom of this page.
Additionally, under Executive Order 2020-21, all public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring among persons outside a single household are temporarily prohibited. People may leave the house to perform for limited, necessary purposes, and may engage in outdoor activities like walking, hiking, running, cycling, or any other recreational activity, consistent with remaining at least six feet from people from outside a person’s household and with other restrictions imposed by prior executive orders.
Michigan is currently in the top five states in the nation in number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Several governors across the country have taken similar steps to protect their communities from the spread of COVID-19, including governors Mike DeWine (R-OH), Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), Tom Wolf (D-PA), Gavin Newsom (D-CA), John Bel Edwards (D-LA), Phil Murphy (D-NJ), and Ned Lamont (D-CT).
Patients with confirmed infection have reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
The best prevention for viruses, such as influenza, the common cold or COVID-19 is:
- If you think you have symptoms of COVID-19, call your health care provider. If you do not have a health care provider, call the nearest hospital.
- Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. If not available, use hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or upper sleeve when coughing or sneezing.
- Avoid contact with people who are sick.
- If you are sick, stay home, and avoid contact with others.
- Stay at least 6 feet away from others when in a public setting.
Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
For those who have questions about the state’s actions to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, please call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-888-535-6136 between 8AM – 5PM daily.
Michiganders can apply for unemployment benefits if they have left work or taken a leave of absence because of self-isolation or self-quarantine in response to elevated risk from COVID-19 due to being immunocompromised, displaying the symptoms of COVID-19, having contact in the last 14 days with someone with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, the need to care for someone with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, or a family care responsibility as a result of a government directive. Those temporarily laid off from work should apply for unemployment benefits online at www.michigan.gov/UIA or 1-866-500-0017.
Governor Whitmer is working to ensure that children who rely on the food provided by schools will have the resources they need. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has developed an online map for families to find meals. Families can access the map at: https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/schoolnutrition/.
On March 19, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved the governor’s request for a statewide Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration, opening the opportunity to small businesses to access low-interest loans from the SBA. The application for disaster loan assistance is available at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/. For businesses looking for more information on how to apply for an SBA EIDL loan or whether it is something they should consider, visit michiganbusiness.org/covid19.
To view executive order 2020-21, click the link below:
Executive Order 2020-21
This press release will be translated and made available in Arabic and Spanish at www.michigan.gov/whitmer.
