Those serving on state orders will be approved by the National Guard Bureau chief, an Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel. Two students were suspended for distributing photos of the schools lax safety measures; at least one of those students has been reinstated following a public outcry over her right to free speech. The states own messaging has at times been misleading in other ways. DPHhas a detailed pandemic flu plan that was developed in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, the Georgia Department of Education and other state agencies, that has beenadapted for a COVID-19 outbreak in the state. Practice social distancing or putting 6 feet between yourself + others. Kemp Orders State Shutdown To Fight A statewide shelter-in-place order goes into effect, issued as the state reports more than 4,600 confirmed COVID-19 cases. WebGeorgia National Guard Military Ribbons. Additionally, businesses should consider ways to implement strategies to reduce the impact of a potential COVID-19 outbreak on their workforce, including teleworking and cross-training employees on essential job functions. Read: Georgias experiment in human sacrifice. COVID-19 hotline | Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor State of Georgia government websites and email systems use georgia.gov or ga.gov at the end of the address. Kemp signs executive orders extending Georgia's public health state of emergency through May 13 and activating 1,000 more National Guard troops. In mid-July, two nearly identical maps of Georgias coronavirus outbreak began circulating on Twitter, depicting the states outbreaks on July 2 and July 17, over which time cases increased significantly. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members. DPH Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) is providing CDC information and guidance about COVID-19 to all health care and hospital facilities throughout Georgia and holding weekly calls with the entire public health and hospital/health care community to update information and answer questions.