WHO:
Representative
John M. Mizuno
Chair, House Committee on Health
WHAT:
Informational
briefing on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
WHEN:
Monday,
February 3
1 p.m.
WHERE:
Hawaiʻi
State Capitol
Conference Room 329
Honolulu,
Hawaiʻi
– Representative John M. Mizuno, Chair of the House Health Committee,
will hold an informational briefing on the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak in China
and the measures being taken by the State of Hawaiʻi at 1 p.m. Monday, February
3.
"There is an
urgency to inform the public on the worldwide public health emergency of the
coronavirus. The State of Hawaiʻi is working with the federal government and
its county partners to inform residents and reduce the risk of the spread of
the coronavirus. Enhanced screening and protective protocols, and coordinating
a prudent health defense system between state and federal agencies will ensure
the health and safety of our people," said Rep. Mizuno.
The informational briefing comes after the
U.S. declared a public health emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak
in China and, the news that flights from China to the United States would be
restricted to seven airports across the country, including Daniel K. Inouye
International Airport in Honolulu.
The
hearing will be televised live on ‘Olelo channel 49 and will be aired via tape delay on the neighbor
islands. The hearing can also be watched live online at https://olelo.org/
or on the House webcast page http://olelo.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=31.
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