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Manchester NJ Department of Public Safety
Wednesday March 18th, 2020 :: 06:12 p.m. EDT

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MANCHESTER MAYOR KENNETH PALMER

FROM MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP MAYOR KENNETH PALMER:
IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS, IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT ALL RESIDENTS REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES UNLESS TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR WORK, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PRESCRIPTION PICKUP, FOOD, ETC.
OUR SENIOR POPULATION IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND THEREFORE WE URGE ALL SENIOR COMMUNITIES TO CANCEL LARGE GATHERINGS, CLOSE CLUBHOUSES / COMMUNITY CENTERS, GYMS, LIBRARIES,  RECREATION CENTERS / PARKS AND MEETING PLACES.  WE URGE OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS TO DISCOURAGE LARGE GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE OR EVENTS WHICH MIGHT ATTRACT LARGE GATHERINGS.
DOING SO WILL HELP TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY DEPENDS ON THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND SO WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION DURING THIS EVER-CHANGING AND TURBULENT PANDEMIC.”
 

Instructions:

REMAIN IN YOUR HOMES UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TRAVEL. IF YOU GO OUT, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND GOOD HYGIENE ESPECIALLY FREQUENT HAND WASHING AND COVERING YOUR NOSE / MOUTH WHEN SNEEZING / COUGHING. AVOID LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

Address/Location
Manchester NJ Department of Public Safety
1 Colonial Dr
Manchester Township, NJ 08759

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-657-6111

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Medical and public health
Event:
Influenza Epidemic

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