Governor Murphy Unveils 6 Point Plan for Reopening New Jersey
During Governor Murphy’s daily press conference on Monday, April 27 he announced the roadmap for restarting New Jersey called “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,”
This roadmap has 6 key points.
Today, @GovMurphy unveiled a roadmap for restarting New Jersey:
— New Jersey (@NJGov) April 27, 2020
🩺Ensuring public health
📈Restoring economic health
🌅Building a more resilient state
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Sustained Reductions in New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations
- 14-day trend lines showing appreciable and sustained drop in new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and other metrics reflecting decreasing burden of disease;
- Hospitals stepping down from functioning under crisis standards of care.
Expanded Testing
- At least double current diagnostic testing capacity;
- Prioritize testing for health care workers, essential personnel, and vulnerable populations;
- Create a flexible testing plan accessible to all residents;
- Expand partnerships with institutions of higher education, private-sector labs, and the federal government;
- Ensure that those who test positive are linked to a health care provider.
Implement Robust Contact Tracing
- Recruit and deploy an army of personnel who will identify and follow-up with contacts;
- Leverage technological data and innovative solutions to increase efficiency;
- Coordinate the approach of local and state health officials, which will have a county/regional component.
Secure Safe Places for Isolation
- Provide individuals who do test positive in the future with a safe and free place to isolate and protect others from COVID-19;
- Ensure that quarantined contacts are provided supportive services, if needed.
Responsible Economic Restart
- Create the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission to advise on the process and recommend responsible and equitable decisions;
- Plan for a methodical and strategic return to work based on level of disease transmission risk and essential classification;
- Continuation of social distancing measures, requirements for face coverings, and work-from-home directions where feasible and appropriate;
- Leverage any available federal funds and programs to support health care, individual, and small business recoveries.
Ensuring Resiliency
- Learn from the lessons of COVID-19 and prepare for the possibility of a resurgence;
- Ensure hospitals, health care systems, and other health delivery facilities have inventories of personal protective equipment and ventilators;
- Build our own state personal protective equipment and ventilator stockpile;
- Create a playbook for future administrations for the next pandemic.
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