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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-shares-what-you-need-know-covid-19-may-29 | Greg Walden Shares What You Need to Know on COVID-19 - May 29 | 2020-05-29 | 2020 | 2020-05 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released an update on COVID-19 for May 29, 2020. The latest on the coronavirus: House Passes PPP Flexibility: Yesterday, the House voted 417-1 to pass legislation that provides additional flexibility to small businesses that have been approved for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). For more information clickhere. Supporting Rural Tribal Communities: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $15 million in funding provided by CARES to Tribes serving rural communities. This funding will help support 52 tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, and health services providers to tribes across 20 states to prevent, prepare, and respond to COVID-19 in rural communities. In Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians received funding.Read morehere. Flexibilityfor Farms: The FDA provided flexibility to farms regarding eligibility for the qualified exemption under the Produce Safety Rule during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Farms that are currently eligible for the qualified exemption and associated modified requirements will still be considered eligible, even if they shift sales away from qualified end-users, so long as they continue to meet the requirement that their average food sales during the previous three years total less than $500,000. Learn morehere. New CDC Guidelines for Retirement Communities & Independent Living Facilities: The CDC updated the guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in retirement communities and independent living facilities. Read morehere. The CDC also recently published new interim guidelines for COVID-19 antibody testing. Read morehere. Progress in Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Treatment: NIH published the preliminary results from a clinical trial of remdesivir. The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care for the treatment of COVID-19, according to a report published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The report notes that patients who received remdesivir had a shorter time to recovery than those who received placebo -- the median time to recover was 11 days for patients treated with remdesivir compared with 15 days for those who received placebo. The findings support remdesivir as the standard therapy for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and requiring supplemental oxygen therapy, according to the authors. However, there is a continued need to evaluate antivirals with other therapeutic agents to continue to improve clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19. Read morehere. Individual Economic Impact Payments: As of last week, the IRS said they have sent out more than 150 million direct payments - a total of some $258 billion in the two months since the phase three coronavirus package was signed into law. For additional information about the economic impact payments you can visit the IRS websitehere. Resources to Know and Share:Here are some helpful resources and information on COVID-19. Helpful Resources on PPE: CDC updated the PPE Burn Rate Calculator, a spreadsheet-based model that will help health care facilities plan and optimize the use of PPE for response to COVID-19. Morehere. You can now see PPE shipments to Oregon countieshere. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing billions in funding toward job retention and certain other expenses. Small businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations, Veterans organizations, and Tribal businesses described in the Small Business Act, as well as individuals who are self-employed or are independent contractors, are eligible if they also meet program size standards. For a top-line overview of the programCLICK HERE If you're a lender, more information can be foundHERE If you're a borrower, more information can be foundHERE The application for borrowers can be foundHERE INFORMATION FOR AMERICANS ABROAD: The State Department is making efforts to bring home Americans, including through commercial flights, chartered flights, and military transport. Any American abroad who needs assistance should contact their local U.S. embassy and register with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), availablehereor by calling 1-888-407-4747. How to schedule a blood donation appointment: Fast Facts:Here are some helpful stats on COVID-19 asof5/28/20 Cases of COVID-19: U.S. current case count:There are currently at least 1,721,753 cases and 101,616 deaths in the United States, as reported by Johns Hopkins and other media sources. Oregon Current Case Count:Oregon current case count: 4,086 Baker: 1 Benton: 55 Clackamas: 304 Clatsop: 45 Columbia: 16 Coos: 31 Crook: 6 Curry: 6 Deschutes: 121 Douglas: 25 Grant: 1 Harney: 1 Hood River: 13 Jackson: 65 Jefferson: 25 Josephine: 25 Klamath: 41 Lake: 2 Lane: 67 Lincoln: 10 Linn: 115 Malheur: 33 Marion: 931 Morrow: 12 Multnomah: 1103 Polk: 98 Sherman: 1 Tillamook: 6 Umatilla: 114 Union: 6 Wallowa: 2 Wasco: 21 Washington: 715 Yamhill: 69 Testing in Oregon: Positive: 3,994 Negative: 115,561 Total (since 1/24): 119,555 ICYMI from Walden: Walden, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Bonamici Press US Forest Service Chief on Preparedness for 2020 Wildfire Season Greg Walden: 'This is good news for rural Oregon' | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |