HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-16 Civil Defense PSA for Sunday, August 16 -- press release
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 16, 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 16.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island, monitored by the
Department of Health is twenty. There are four new cases of Coronavirus on Hawaii
Island. These cases are now isolated and monitored by the Department of Health. At this date,
for Hawaii Island, no one is hospitalized.
Hawaii Island numbers are increasing. We need your help now, more than ever, to protect our
community from the virus spread. We all need to get better. People disregarding the policies of
gatherings, distancing and face coverings has been identified as a major cause for the increase
of cases in the State of Hawaii. We all need to get better. We need your help by following the
policies of prevention. Thank you for doing your part to keep our neighbors, friends, family and
community safe.
You are reminded that when traveling interisland the State of Hawaii is under a 14-day
quarantine for inter-island travel. Information on the revised inter-island quarantine exemptions
are available at the Civil Defense website or by calling Civil Defense at 935-0031.
As a reminder, do know the wearing of face masks is mandatory on the Island of Hawaii.
Thank you for listening, have a safe weekend.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.