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1. Article number 1 - Illinois Coronavirus Update
2. Article number 2 - Free COVID-19 Testing Available to All Illinois Residents
3. Article number 3 - IEMA, IDPH Launch New COVID-19 PSA Campaign
4. Article number 4 - Be Prepared for Severe Weather
5. Article number 5 - Flood Preparedness: Consider Flood Insurance

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  Illinois Coronavirus Update

  The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is taking aggressive and proactive steps to address this evolving situation. Learn more about what you can do to keep your family safe.
  

  
  

  PPE Decontamination

  • Instructions for Healthcare Personnel
    
  • Instructions for Healthcare Facilities
    
  • Masks Treatable by Battelle
    
  • Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System
  • State Encourages Hospitals, Healthcare Facilities to Utilize Free PPE Decontamination System
    
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  Free COVID-19 Testing Available to All Illinois Residents

  ​SPRINGFIELD –The State of Illinois is opening its community-based testing sites to anyone to get tested, regardless of symptoms or other criteria.  As we move through the Restore Illinois plan and into a full reopening of the state, testing will be crucial to identifying new cases and taking immediate action to prevent additional spread.  
  

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  IEMA, IDPH Launch New COVID-19 PSA Campaign

  SPRINGFIELD – As we enter a critical juncture in the fight against COVID-19, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Illinois Department of Public Health are launching a new public service campaign to remind Illinois residents to continue to follow the Stay at Home order enacted by the Governor’s executive order to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus..
  

  
  

  • Do Your Part with Brian Tee
    
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  Be Prepared for Severe Weather

  SPRINGFIELD, IL – When most people think about dangerous spring weather, tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding usually come to mind. In Illinois, roughly 20 percent of tornadoes occur at night. For a number of reasons, tornadoes that occur at night are twice as likely to result in fatalities. This is why the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and National Weather Service is underscoring the importance of having more than one way to receive emergency alerts and notifications during Severe Weather Preparedness Month.
  

  
  

  • IEMA Reminds Residents When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors
    
  • Severe Weather Preparedness Guide
    
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  Flood Preparedness: Consider Flood Insurance

  SPRINGFIELD – Each year, millions of people around the world welcome the start of a new year by making personal resolutions. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI), Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies throughout Illinois are encouraging people to ‘Resolve to be Ready’ for emergencies in 2020.
  

  
  

  • Cleaning Guidance: After the Flood (IDPH)