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The Wright County Board of Health and Board of Supervisors asked all residents in April 2020 to stay home as much as possible, shop for essentials locally and send only one person to run errands.
They asked people to keep six feet apart, wash their hands for at least 20 seconds, cover coughs and stay home if sick. Anyone who traveled outside Iowa was asked to self-isolate for 14 days.
Sandy McGrath, RN, the county’s epidemiology and emergency preparedness lead, said each resident was responsible for limiting contact with others.
The county noted that about 80 percent of infected Iowans would have mild to moderate illness and wouldn’t need a doctor or a test. Sick people were told to isolate at home until they had gone three full days without a fever.
Jill Ostrander writes for Clarion News Online.