State Prepares For Virus

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon met with reporters Tuesday afternoon to discuss Wyoming’s preparedness as the COVID-19 virus is showing up in a number of states around the country. Gordon assured that there are no known cases in the Cowboy State at this time, but…
“While the risk remains low, it is becoming increasingly likely that COVID-19 will eventually spread to the state.”
In such an event, Gordon assured that Wyoming has adequate resources to deploy to deal with it. State Epidemiologist Dr. Alexia Harrist says while the spread of the disease is still in its early stages, it is unclear who is most likely to contract the disease.
“With this being a new virus, we don’t know exactly who may be more likely to get the virus versus others. However, we do know that people who are older and people who have underlying medical conditions are more likely to become severely ill with the virus than other healther people.”
Dr. Harrist added that Wyoming is also prepared to share resources with neighboring states if needed. Superintendent of Education Jillian Balow assured that personnel in the state’s school districts are prepared to take precautions to stem the spread of the disease in their schools.

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