{"id":12808,"date":"2020-04-25T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=12808"},"modified":"2020-05-19T20:45:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:45:43","slug":"656-ohioans-dead-from-coronavirus-14694-infections-gov-mike-dewines-thursday-april-23-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/656-ohioans-dead-from-coronavirus-14694-infections-gov-mike-dewines-thursday-april-23-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"656 Ohioans dead from coronavirus, 14,694 infections: Gov. Mike DeWine\u2019s Thursday, April 23 briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six hundred fifty-six Ohioans have died of coronavirus, including 38 probable cases, according to the Ohio Department of Health on Thursday.<\/p>\n

And 14,694 Ohioans have been infected, including 552 probable infections.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s totals<\/a> were 610 people dead and 14,117 who have been infected.<\/p>\n

Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday said he gave Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health, the day off.<\/p>\n

He said he\u2019ll provide details about the reopening plan Monday.<\/p>\n

Nearly 2.7 people have been infected across the globe, including 186,000 people who have died. In the U.S. the number of infections was over 845,00 with nearly 47,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University\u2019s coronavirus tracker.<\/p>\n

Elective procedures (again)<\/b><\/p>\n

DeWine said Thursday he needed to clarify the ease of the elective procedure ban.<\/p>\n

He said that doctors need to reach out to patients with postponed procedures and do an assessment on their health.<\/p>\n

If the doctor now thinks the procedure should be completed based on criteria in the ban that allows an exception<\/a> — surgeries that will reduce risk of severe symptoms to the patient, preserve life, preserve limbs or organs, and preserve progression of disease or metastasis with cancer — then the surgery may be performed.<\/p>\n

The doctor also needs to let the patient know the risks of transmission of COVID-19, DeWine said.<\/p>\n

Surface cleaning <\/b><\/p>\n

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An explanation of how the coronavirus is transmitted. (OSU)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Mark Weir, director of Oho State University\u2019s Ecology Epidemiology and Population Health Program, Infectious Disease Institute shared details prior to the opening of the state during DeWine\u2019s briefing.<\/p>\n

He said the virus will live suspended in the air for upwards of three hours. Some surfaces for 72 hours. Stainless steels and plastics are the surfaces it lives on longest.<\/p>\n

But if a surface is disinfected, particularly with solutions that get rid of 99% of the germs, most of coronavirus will be killed, he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can kill the virus, it can\u2019t get inside of us,\u201d Weir said.<\/p>\n

Businesses can let their customers know how frequently they\u2019re wiping down surfaces, he said.<\/p>\n

Masks<\/b><\/p>\n

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An illustration of how infection can be stopped. (Ohio State University)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Weir said it was important to wear a mask: \u201cA mask will capture a large number of droplets.”<\/p>\n

If everyone in a store wears a mask, people will shield people from each other. The idea is I wear a mask to protect you and you wear a mask to protect me.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam sport,\u201d DeWine said.<\/p>\n

Even if a person wears a mask, they should physically distance to create a series of barriers to protect people from possibility of infection.<\/p>\n

Weir also talked about hand-washing and hand sanitizer to remove the virus.<\/p>\n

Interventions can be expensive or cheap, he said.<\/p>\n

DeWine didn\u2019t say whether he will make mask-wearing mandatory.<\/p>\n

Air filters<\/b><\/p>\n

HVAC systems can recycle air — with all the viruses in it, he said.<\/p>\n

Building owners can put in thicker filters in the HVAC system, or HEPA filters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thicker the filter, you get more removal of viruses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

HEPA filters remove small particles.<\/p>\n

Cooking<\/b><\/p>\n

Weir had some information about cooking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you freeze something you damage cells,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Viruses can be removed in the freezing process.<\/p>\n

Cooking can also help kill viruses, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cViruses do not survive heat well at all,\u201d Weir said.<\/p>\n

Other coronavirus coverage:<\/b><\/p>\n

Gov. Mike DeWine gives Thursday\u2019s coronavirus update: Watch live<\/a><\/p>\n

DeWine condemns anti-Semitic protesters at coronavirus demonstration: \u2018It was disgusting. It was vile.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio coronavirus deaths surpass 600: Gov. Mike DeWine\u2019s Wednesday, April 22 briefing<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine denounces state senator for comment on post that equated anti-coronavirus measures with Nazi Germany<\/a><\/p>\n

Rep. Jim Jordan, refusing to wear mask at contentious hearing, calls proposed coronavirus oversight subcommittee a Democratic plot to attack Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

Nearly 1 million Ohioans have filed unemployment claims during the coronavirus crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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