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Health director answers questions about pandemic

News Staff
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Clay County Health Department Director Stephanie Johnson answers questions about the coronavirus each week. Our readers are encouraged to send questions to the newspaper and we will forward them to the health department. Email: publisher@claycounty- progress.com.
Clay County couple Susanne Treacy and Scott Farnsworth don masks while on a cruise in March. COVID-19 moved into a pandemic situation after they had been aboard for several days.

Clay County couple Susanne Treacy and Scott Farnsworth don masks while on a cruise in March. COVID-19 moved into a pandemic situation after they had been aboard for several days.

Cruise takes stark turn

Lorrie Ross - staff writer
Thursday, April 23, 2020
When Susanne Treacy and Scott Farnsworth boarded Holland America MS Zaandam in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 7, they felt safe. No travel advisories had been issued and South America had no cases of COVID-19.
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Nursing home spared

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Finally good news regarding nursing homes and COVID-19. Clay County Care Center residents and staff were spared a possible disease outbreak, as experienced by several facilities in the nation, after COVID-19 test results on all individuals associated with the center came back negative.
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Clay County Care Center employee tested for COVID-19

News Staff
Friday, April 17, 2020
At 5:30 pm on 16 APR 2020 the Clay County Health Department was made aware that a staff member of the Clay County Care Center had fallen ill and had presented to the Emergency Room at Erlanger Western Carolina with clinical symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
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Town Council skip April meeting to maintain social distancing

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Hayesville's town council members decided to forego their April meeting in order to maintain social distancing. Hayesville Mayor Harry Baughn said the group will meet in May. "The April meeting agenda was very light so a cancellation was not significant," Baughn explained.
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Image by Mary Pahlke from Pixabay

Census: Where you do count

Lorrie Ross - staff writer
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Have you ever considered how you may support your community’s schools, fire fighters, food assistance programs and more? Helping is as simple as going online and participating in the 2020 U.S. Census – where everyone counts. “The U.S.
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Image by muhammad rizky klinsman from Pixabay

Workers asked to isolate

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Technically positive test results for COVID-19 still stands at four residents from Clay County. However, a Towns County resident who works at a busy convenience store in Hayesville has tested positive for COVID-19. Cases are counted based on the zip code of the person’s primary residence.