COVID-19 Updates
Center for Disease Control [CDC]
>>CDC COVID-19 Self-Checker
CDC – Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow The Spread of COVID-19
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04/07/20 – CDC Launches New Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report
CDC is modifying existing surveillance systems to track COVID-19, and posted the first of what will be a weekly surveillance report called, “COVIDView.” The report, updated each Friday, will summarize and interpret key indicators, including information related to COVID-19 outpatient visits, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths, as well as laboratory data…Read
04/06/20 (Updated) – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cases in the U.S.
This page will be updated daily. Numbers close out at 4 p.m. the day before reporting.
***On Saturday and Sunday, the numbers in COVID-19: The U.S. at a Glance and the figure describing the cumulative total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States will be updated. These numbers are preliminary and have not been confirmed by state and territorial health departments. CDC will update weekend numbers the following Monday to reflect health department updates.***…Click
04/04/20 – COVID-19-Related Phone Scams and Phishing Attacks
CDC has become aware that members of the general public are receiving calls appearing to originate from CDC through caller ID, or they are receiving scammer voice mail messages saying the caller is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some calls are requesting donations…Read
CDC continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across the United States. We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms…Read
States Reporting Cases of COVID-19 to CDC
Links For Additional Information:
- COVIDView (A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S. COVID-19 Activity)
- COVID-NET (U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalization Data)
- NCHS (U.S. COVID-19 Mortality Data)
- COVIDView PDF
Visit the Center for Disease Control [CDC]
World Health Organization [WHO]
Live from WHO Headquarters – coronavirus – COVID-19 daily press briefing April 06, 2020
Originally broadcast live on 06 April 2020, the daily press briefing on coronavirus COVID-19, direct from WHO Headquarters, Geneva Switzerland with Dr. Tedros WHO Director-General, Dr. Micheal Ryan, Executive Director of the Health Emergencies Programme, and Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme with special guests Lady Gaga and Hugh Evans, CEO, and Co-founder of Global Citizen…Watch
WHO lists two COVID-19 tests for emergency use
WHO has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate tests for the disease. It also means that the tests can now be supplied by the United Nations and other procurement agencies supporting the COVID-19 response…Read
American Trucking Association [ATA]
03/31/20 – “Phase Three” COVID-19 Legislation: Keys for Motor Carriers
Last week, President Trump signed into law the biggest economic recovery package in American history, marking the third phase of emergency relief legislation Congress has passed in response to the COVID-19 crisis…Read
03/27/20 – Trucking Industry Applauds Congress, Administration on “Phase Three” COVID-19 Relief Bill
Arlington, Va. – American Trucking Associations is praising Congress and the Trump Administration today for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which cleared the U.S. House of Representatives and was signed into law by the president. The legislation provides critical assistance to motor carriers needed to maintain payrolls, the economy’s supply lines, and the movement of essential goods that all Americans rely on…Read
US Department of Transportation [DOT]
The Department of Transportation plays an active part in the United States Government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). As a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, DOT helps support the Administration’s efforts to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus, and ensure the continuation of critical infrastructure support and relief for the American people…Read More
DAT – COVID-19
04/07/20 – What’s in the stimulus bill for carriers, brokers, owner-operators?
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) includes $2 trillion in economic stimulus funds. Included in the relief package is funding for state and local governments and industries hit hard by COVID-19, such as hospitals and airlines. But what’s in it for carriers, brokers, and owner-operators?… Read More
03/30/20 – (Video) How is Coronavirus affecting the supply chain?
TopMark Funding COVID-19 Updates
Important COVID-19 Update From TopMark Funding
TopMark Funding has taken many of the steps and precautions other businesses are implementing to protect the health and well-being of our teammates, clients, and the communities we serve. We will continue to closely monitor this rapidly evolving situation and stay in close contact with you…Read More
[Updated] Coronavirus News and Articles
- FMCSA Distribution of Protective Masks for Truck Drivers
- Trucker’s Guide to When Every State is Reopening
- FMSCA Extends Hours of Service Relief Declaration
- How Truck Drivers Can Keep Their Cabs Clean During COVID-19
- International Roadcheck Delayed Over COVID-19 Fears
- Pennsylvania Reopens (Some) Rest Stops
- Truck Dealers Seek “Essential Status”
- Navistar And Paccar Halt Production
- Mack And Volvo Suspend Truck Production
- Fmcsa Expands Its COVID-19 Response
- FMCSA to Do Remote Compliance Reviews
- FMCSA Extends HOS Suspension to Mid-July
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American Trucker
Free COVID-19 Training Video for Drivers
The online training video on safe practices during the COVID-19 pandemic is free for non-clients while ITI customers have access to an interactive quiz-based video.
Overdrive Online
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has thrown society and, with it, the trucking industry into uncharted territory. The editors of Trucks, Parts, Service, CCJ, Overdrive, and Truckers News have set up a comprehensive page as a resource for all involved in trucking to keep up with the latest news and analysis surrounding COVID-19’s impacts…Learn More
- Commentary: Have you hugged a trucker today? Don’t!
- Diesel prices plunge with double-punch of global oil tensions and coronavirus outbreak
- Loads availability looms larger for two heavy/oversize haulers
- Hotshot trucking: Freight dynamics shifting, payroll loan assistance and more through the pandemic
- Sen. Schumer wants $25,000 ‘heroes pay’ for truckers
- Four Star Freightliner, Girl Scouts honor truck drivers
- Roadmaster Group gives drivers COVID-19 ‘appreciation pay’
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