As part of continued efforts to reverse the trend of COVID-19 spread in Arizona, Governor Doug Ducey today signed an Executive Order to prohibit large gatherings, cease the issuance of new special event licenses and pause the operations of bars, gyms, movie theaters, waterparks and tubing rentals. The pause of these business operations takes effect at 8:00 p.m. today, Monday, … [More]
Arizona Hospital Leaders Speak Out as Ducey Announces Remain-Open Plans
Governor Doug Ducey announced, yesterday, that Arizona would remain open saying that Arizona is not seeing an increase in patient volume. "We put the stay-at-home order in place so that we can prepare for what we’re going through right now,” Ducey stated in Thursday's press conference. Earlier Thursday, Arizona hospital leaders issued the following statement regarding the … [More]
Thermal Management Is Way to Safely Check Employees, Customers and Vendors
As businesses struggle to create a safe, comfortable return for employees, customers, and vendors, thermal management has become an integral tool in providing immediate, visual, contactless scanning. Certify, a demonstrated healthcare technology provider since 2012, pioneered touchless registration and face-based check-in, two hallmarks of its latest innovation. The company … [More]
Group Urges Revisions to CDC’s COVID-19 Mask Recommendations
In a letter sent today to U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) calls for the agency to emphasize the need for clear face masks and the use of other communication aids to protect people with hearing and other communication disorders. The need for such resources is not covered … [More]
How to Avoid Being the Victim of ‘Zoom-Bombing’ and Other Intruders
With the coronavirus outbreak forcing many people to work from home, taking computer security measures to protect both themselves and their company has grown even more important. Video conferencing, for one example, isn’t always safe from intruders. The FBI has received many reports of “Zoom-bombing,” in which graphic images pop up during company Zoom meetings and video … [More]
Five Restroom Upgrades to Improve Hand Washing and Minimize Germs
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has made an unprecedented and indelible mark on how our society responds to potential germ exposure, raising new questions around the hygienic and safe usage of public restrooms. In a matter of weeks, the pandemic caused a major uptick in hand washing, taught us the virtues of social distancing and elevated our awareness of hand-to-surface … [More]
Phoenix Municipal Court to Require the Wearing of Masks
To provide guidance and direction in transitioning all Arizona courts back to full operations from the COVID-19 public health emergency declared in March 2020 by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, the Arizona Supreme Court, the governing authority of all Arizona courts, has issued Administrative Order 2020-079. The order directs all Arizona courts to implement plans to prevent all, … [More]
