Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich held a news conference this morning to update residents about the three confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the county. The conference comes after Gov. Hogan announced the news last night.
Read/watch a Twitter recap of the presser below:
Elrich says this is one of those press conferences you don’t want to have. pic.twitter.com/afgZQhaoeV
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
He says life doesn’t have to radically change but we need to be highly aware of what’s going on. pic.twitter.com/w5KAU1N5y5
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
Council President Katz says we should not panic but take necessary precautions. He emphasized that this is not a crisis. pic.twitter.com/VmPi3xzJXv
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
Public Health Officer Dr. Gayles says we don’t have any evidence of community-transmitted coronavirus in MoCo. The three cases here are travel-related, patients were infected outside of the country. pic.twitter.com/a74RRrK3N3
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
The three patients are doing well clinically, and most of their symptoms are abated. They are in isolation, and the county is not recommending any closures of schools or workplaces. pic.twitter.com/k4bgWrCUya
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
The state is looking into how much contact with others the three patients had before their quarantine. They did engage in some normal but limited activity before being isolated. pic.twitter.com/yUwRey1cOk
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
Dr. Gayles says he believes the three patients did NOT travel to D.C. after returning home, but defers to the state. pic.twitter.com/TeEpN2UqIf
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
After the press conference: pic.twitter.com/WBIZ2umHiF
— Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) March 6, 2020
