- Following a conversation with Gov. Andy Beshear to discuss the state's response to the coronavirus, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he reached out to federal Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to request additional testing kits and personal protective equipment, like masks, gloves and gowns, for Kentucky's health-care workers, and to advocate for drive-through testing sites in the state. Beshear said Monday that the state was having trouble finding enough PPE and in some cases was being outbid by other states and the federal government, and that the lack of PPE is the main obstacle to expanding testing.
Information about covid-19 in Kentucky can be found at kycovid19.ky.gov; to ask questions about the disease, call the state hotline at 1-800-722-5725.
Signs and symptoms of covid-9 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, but many people with the coronavirus have no symptoms, or may have the virus and be contagious for several days before developing symptoms.
If you develop symptoms and have been in close contact with a person known to have covid-19, or have recently traveled from an area with an ongoing spread of coronavirus, it is recommended that you seek medical advice.
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person to person through tiny droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Measures to protect yourself include: washing your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds; only use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available; avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands; avoid close contact with people who are sick; stay home if you are sick; do not visit with seniors or people with chronic health conditions if you are sick; cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw it away; get a flu shot; clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces; and engage in social distancing, which means trying to stay six feet apart.
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