A link is mentioned on the podcast that refers you to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Here is the link for all of the State Departments in the U.S.: https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/healthdepartments.html
Johns Hopkins has an excellent website with regular updates and news on the virus. Click Here to visit their website.
Recommendations from The Centers for Disease Control (the CDC) regarding the novel coronavirus:
* Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
* Clean your hands often. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, or having been in a public place. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol.
* To the extent possible, avoid touching high-touch surfaces in public places—elevator buttons, door handles, handrails, handshaking with people, etc. Use a tissue or your sleeve to cover your hand or finger if you must touch something.
* Wash your hands after touching surfaces in public places.
* Avoid touching your face, nose, eyes, etc.
* Clean and disinfect your home to remove germs: practice routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces (for example: tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, toilets, faucets, sinks, and cell phones).
* Avoid crowds, especially in poorly ventilated spaces. Your risk of exposure to respiratory viruses like COVID-19 may increase in crowded, closed-in settings with little air circulation if there are people in the crowd who are sick.
And, in addition, do NOT shake hands, hug, or kiss anyone on the cheek! Elbow bumps are the order of the day.
Timestamps for this episode:
00:13:00 - Fred and Bobbi Becker talk about how their cruise ship performances are being effected.
00:34:24 - Jessica Jane Peterson just received word that her cruise bookings have been canceled though at the time of our conversation, she had not officially had her contracts canceled by the cruise company.
00:48:38 - David Corsaro has some really great ideas on how magicians should spend this “down time”, some do’s and don’ts.
01:01:45 - Jamie Salinas suggests how he has altered his show and how he handles children in his birthday parties and school shows.
01:14:22 - From Sweden, Love Melander, talks about the effect on our overseas friends and the impact on trade show performers.
01:23:05 - Murray Sawchuck gives us a perspective of what’s happening in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the U.S.
