The Walpolean

This is from Thr Attorney General’s Office via Mark Houghton. (Reputable people I would say!) – Lil

Sarah asked me to share this information – Lil

Update for tomorrow night’s (Thursday, 3/26/2020) Selectboard Meeting:

The Online Selectboard Meeting will be live streamed through FACT-TV’s Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/FallsAreaCommunityTV/

Recordings of prior Selectboard meetings and the 2019 Annual Town Meeting are available at fact8.com

NOTICE**

Thurs., March 26, 2020 at 6:30 pm

The Walpole Selectboard will be holding an Online Selectboard Meeting

No public business to be discussed.

The public meeting will be broadcast electronically by FACT-TV

Visit fact8.com to view the meeting.

Have questions? Contact the Selectboard Office at 603-756-3672 or e-mail sdowning@walpolenh.us for assistance.

I got this terrific email today from Alice Vogel.  What a wonderful offer! – Lil

 

Hi Lil,

wonder if you’d be open to posting this message online in the Walpolean:

 

I work as an academic support coach at Landmark College, helping with motivation, time and production management, reading comprehension, writing, and other challenges experienced by students on the autism spectrum or who have ADHD. If your middle school or high school student is struggling to get work done at home without the structure and support provided at school, and you think I could help, please call or email. I will offer some real-time online support to a few Walpole students for the rest of the school year at no charge.  

Alice Fogel

alicebfogel@hotmail.com

603-499-6783

Sharing my email from Lucy.  She is so good at keeping us posted. – Lil

Hi Lil~Here is a summary of the five Emergency Orders released yesterday, with a link at the bottom to the full list of Emergency Orders and the full text of each order. to the full text.

Emergency Order #11 Temporary authority to perform secure remote online notarization

This Order removes the requirement that the document must be signed or sworn to in the presence of a notary.  There are still strict guidelines that must be followed to endure that the person executing the document or making the statement is properly identified and that the documents are properly handled.

Emergency Order #12 Temporary modification of public access to meetings under RSA 91-A

This Order allows public bodies to meet via electronic communications, and sets out requirements which must be met to ensure that the public is able to watch or participate.

Emergency Order # 13  Temporary allowance for New Hampshire pharmacists and pharmacies to compound and sell hand sanitizer over the counter (“OTC”) and to allow pharmacy technicians to perform non-dispensing tasks remotely.

The title says it all.  And they have to charge a reasonable price for the hand sanitizer.

Emergency Order # 14  Temporary authorization for out-of-state pharmacies to act as a licensed mail-order facility within the State of New Hampshire

This order removes instate licensing requirements only as they apply to  only to investigational drugs which are being shipped to clinical trial participants

Emergency Order # 15  Temporary authorization for out of state medical providers to provide medically necessary services and provide services through telehealth

This Order removes the requirement that a medical provider have a New Hampshire  medical license as long as the provider holds a license in good standing in any other US jurisdiction for medical treatment provided in person in the state of New Hampshire or provided via telehealth measures to patients in New Hampshire.

This is the web site that lists the Governor’s Emergency Orders in order as they are issued.

https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/emergency-orders/

Click on the Emergency Order number in the list for the full text of the Emergency Order you want to read.

Keep washing those hands, and stay well!

Rep. Lucy Weber

TOWN OF WALPOLE

HEALTH OFFICER

DEALING WITH THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) DISEASE FACT SHEET– UPDATE #2

THIS IS A DEADLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM

MARCH 23, 2020

THIS IS A NEW (NOVEL) VIRUS. NO HUMAN HAS ANY IMMUNITY TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS. IT INFECTS YOU BY ENTERING THROUGH YOUR MOUTH, YOUR EYES OR YOUR NOSE BY BRINGING IN THE VIRUS PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN EXTREMELY TINY WATER DROPLETS OR BY PHYSICAL CONTACT FROM YOUR HANDS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE AIRBORNE ROUTE IS THE MORE COMMON PATH OF INFECTION. NEW REPORTS SUGGEST THAT A LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL MAY BE AN EARLY SYMPPTOM THAT YOU HAVE THE COVID-19 VIRUS. STAY HOME AND SELF ISOLATE.

AN INFECTED PERSON CAN APPEAR HEALTHY FOR FIVE TO AS MANY AS TWELVE DAYS BEFORE EXHIBITING THE SYMPTOMS OF FEVER, COUGH AND FATIGUE WHICH MEANS YOU CAN INFECT OTHERS WITHOUT KNOWING IT. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MAY HAVE THE VIRUS STAY HOME. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE TESTED JUST SO YOU KNOW. WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TEST KITS. IF YOU HAVE NO MEDICAL PROVIDER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE CALL 603-354-5400 AND IN VERMONT CALL 802-863-7240.

OLDER PEOPLE ARE AT HIGHER RISK AS ARE MEN AND PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS.

THERE IS NO VACCINE OR DRUG SPECIFICALLY FOR COVID-19. THE LONGER YOU ARE WITH AN INFECTED PERSON THE HIGHER THE CHANCE YOU WILL BECOME INFECTED.

OUR MEDICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION. THEY ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED IF WE DON’T STAY HOME AND TRY TO STAY HEALTHY WHILE DOING OUR SMALL PART FOR THE GREATER GOOD. BE A COMPLIANT CITIZEN NOT A DEFIANT ONE.

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO

1. KEEP CALM AND STAY HOME. DON’T WEAR A MASK UNLESS YOU CAN’T KEEP ​YOUR HAND AWAY FROM YOUR FACE.

2. IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME. STAY HYDRATED.

3. MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF SIX FEET FROM OTHERS.

4. NO HANDSHAKING. WEAR GLOVES.

5. OPEN DOORS WITH YOUR CLOSED FIST, HIP, SLEEVE PULLED OVER YOUR HAND ​OR GLOVED HAND.

6. USE ONLY YOUR KNUCKLE TO TOUCH LIGHT SWITCHES, KEYPAD BUTTONS ETC.

7. LIFT THE GASOLINE DISPENSER HANDLE WITH A TOWEL OR GLOVE.

8. WASH YOUR HANDS, WASH YOUR HANDS, WASH YOUR HANDS. 20 SECONDS ​EACH TIME (SING THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG TWICE– THAT TAKES 20 ​SECONDS).

9. USE DISINFECTANT WIPES (IF AVAILABLE) WHEN OUT IN STORES.

10. HAVE SANITIZER (AT LEAST 60% ALCOHOL) AVAILABLE WITH YOU AND WHEN ​YOU GET HOME. HERE’S A RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE SANITIZER:

​​​1 Cup (250 ml) isopropyl alcohol (91%)

​​​1 tsp (5 ml) Glycerol OR Aloe Vera Gel OR Honey OR Olive oil

​​​2 Tbsp (33 ml) water

​​Add the ingredients in the order listed to a clean container, mixing ​​​with a spoon until all the ingredients are dissolved.

​​​CAUTION: IT’S FLAMMABLE!

11. COUGH INTO A TISSUE AND DISCARD TISSUE. THEN WASH YOUR HANDS. ​COUGH INTO YOUR ELBOW SLEEVE IF NO TISSUE IS AVAILABLE. IF YOU’RE ​COUGHING YOU SHOULD BE HOME.

12. HOPEFULLY YOU’VE STOCKED UP ON SUPPLIES. THEY’RE SCARCE.

13. HERE’S A RECIPE FOR A HOME DISINFECTANT:

​​​4 tsp (20 ml) household liquid bleach

​​​1 quart (960 ml) water

​​Add the bleach to the water and put the mixture in a spray bottle.

​​Use this for decontaminating surfaces, door handles, wiping on light ​​​switches, steering wheels, touch pads, railings, etc. Let it dry or wait  ​10 minutes to wipe up.

In trying to provide a larger font, I lost the links from the previous post.  Here is the same message but it includes the links.  Thanks for being tolerant of my “technological challenges”! – Lil

Health care workers all over the country have run dangerously low on personal protection equipment (PPE). My ER doc nephew, for example, is now limited to 1 proper N-95 mask per four of his 12 hour shifts! Many health officials have put out a call for people who sew to make face masks. Fabric masks are better than no masks.

Your loved ones working in health care facilities and our local health care heroes do already or will soon be needing them. I understand Maplewood is already hoping for some. Perhaps someone can let us know who else has current urgent needs.

Patterns
There are two common styles. Both are exceptionally easy to make.
Pleated. I find this video the easiest to follow. Printed instructions here.
Curved. You can download both the pattern and the instructions here.

Fabric
Recommendations vary. A balance between protective and breathable is necessary. Researchers at Cambridge University concluded that among fabrics likely to be found at home, that balance is best struck by one layer of pillowcase fabric and one layer of cotton T-shirt fabric.

Others recommend a heavy non-stretch fabric such as denim, duck cloth, canvas, twill, or other tight woven fabric for the outer layer and
another thinner, softer cotton non-stretch fabric for the inside layer.

Elastic
Recommendations vary: 1/16″ round cord or  1/8″ to 1/4″ braided elastic. Absent elastic, bias tape, fabric or sturdy ribbon can be used.

It’s time for all hands on deck, using whatever we can put our hands on!

Jill Robinson asked if the following post was appropriate for The Walpolean?  My answer?  Sure enough. – Lil

Health care workers all over the country have run dangerously low on personal protection equipment (PPE). My ER doc nephew, for example, is now limited to 1 proper N-95 mask per four of his 12 hour shifts! Many health officials have put out a call for people who sew to make face masks. Fabric masks are better than no masks.

Your loved ones working in health care facilities and our local health care heroes do already or will soon be needing them. I understand Maplewood is already hoping for some. Perhaps someone can let us know who else has current urgent needs.

Patterns

There are two common styles. Both are exceptionally easy to make.

Pleated. I find this video the easiest to follow. Printed instructions here.

Curved. You can download both the pattern and the instructions here.

Fabric

Recommendations vary. A balance between protective and breathable is necessary. Researchers at Cambridge University concluded that among fabrics likely to be found at home, that balance is best struck by one layer of pillowcase fabric and one layer of cotton T-shirt fabric.

Others recommend a heavy non-stretch fabric such as denim, duck cloth, canvas, twill, or other tight woven fabric for the outer layer and 

another thinner, softer cotton non-stretch fabric for the inside layer.

Elastic

Recommendations vary: 1/16″ round cord or  1/8″ to 1/4″ braided elastic. Absent elastic, bias tape, fabric or sturdy ribbon can be used.

It’s time for all hands on deck, using whatever we can put our hands on!