HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-08-09 Civil Defense PSA for Sunday am, August 9 -- press release
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 9, 2020
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 08:00 AM
Radio Frequency: Every 2 Hours
Update #: 1
Incident: Coronavirus Update
This is a Civil Defense message.
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This is a COVID-19 informational update for Sunday, August 9.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases monitored by the Department of
Health is twelve. This increase of three new cases for the Island of Hawaii are isolated and
being monitored by the Department of Health. At this date for Hawaii Island, no one is
hospitalized.
The Island of Oahu has seen a large increase in the number of positive cases in the past two
weeks. Much of this increase has been identified as related to large group gatherings and not
wearing face masks. This huge increase caused City and County of Honolulu to establish
policies of closures to all parks and limiting all indoor and outdoor gatherings, and the closure of
some businesses.
The Island of Hawaii remains in a good place and policy changes affecting this island have not
been required. We need your help in taking special care when socializing and gathering.
Everyone must do their part by following the preventive measures of face coverings,
cleanliness, keeping yourself healthy, of staying at home when sick, and distancing. Thank you
for taking the effort to keep our neighbors, friends, family and community safe.
As a reminder, do know the wearing of face masks is mandatory on the Island of Hawaii.
Thank you for listening, have a safe Sunday.