Commonwealth Taking Additional Steps to Safeguard Against Ebola - SPREAD THE FEAR!

Ebola virions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(In An  Effort To Spread The Fear:)

Governor McAuliffe pledges to provide interagency approach to manage the threat

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Commonwealth is taking additional steps to strengthen the level of preparedness for the Ebola virus by mobilizing a statewide unified command group. This group is responsible for coordinating resources and personnel. 

“The Virginia Department of Health works every day to prevent the spread of infectious diseases of all kinds,” said Governor McAuliffe. “The department’s focus will be to keep the community informed, and ensure that, if there is any risk, the appropriate public health actions will be taken.”

The statewide unified command group will be composed of officials from the Governor’s Office, Department of Health, Department of Emergency Management, State Police, Department of Social Services, Department of Transportation, Virginia National Guard, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and others.

“Ebola prevention is based on principles and approaches that we use every day,” said State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine, MD, MPH, FAAFP. “However, there are unique aspects of Ebola that require us to make sure our plans and processes are up to date for this new concern.”

Dr. Levine has activated the regional hospital coordinating system, which was developed after 9-11 and the anthrax attack of 2001, to assess our capability in each region of the state and ensure appropriate coordination. The Virginia Department of Health will lead the state’s ongoing health preparedness efforts supported by these other agencies.

VDH, including its 35 health districts and local health departments, is working closely with the state laboratory (Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services), individual hospitals and first responders/EMS to make sure they have adequate training and protocols, established with the best guidance available, to care for Ebola patients safely. Following these guidelines thoroughly will help health care workers who are caring directly for patients with Ebola stay safe from infection.

Over the next several weeks, this group will be developing additional statewide protocols for first responders to enhance their safety and readiness.

For more information about Ebola, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov.

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Sunrise Donuts of Gloucester, VA - Multiple Health Code Violations? Hairy Donuts Anyone?

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We created a PDF version of the Sunrise Donuts Facebook page.  The page is wide open to the public and anyone in the world can view it.  However, once they are aware of their own posts, they are sure to remove some very questionable pictures from their pages.  This PDF shows how the site looks with what we see as some potentially serious health code violations.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sunrise-Donuts-and-Sweets/197666766987760  Link to the Sunrise Donuts Facebook Page.

Hairy donuts anyone?

How many potential violations can you see here?  No hair net?  No food handlers gloves?  Paint Bucket for mixing dough?  Power drill used for a mixer?  Unsafe conditions as she is kneeling on a step ladder?  August 17th, 2013.  Note the commercial mixer in the background not being used.  Background sign also states only paid staff allowed in the kitchen.

 Again, no hair net or hat?

No hair net, not food handler's gloves.

We have a hat this time, but still no food handler's gloves.  She is handling the donut.

In front of a deep fryer?  No hair net no food handlers gloves.

Is this a sign of a minor who has been drinking on the job?  Is this something that is allowed and possibly even a common practice at this shop?  From what we know, this girl is a minor.  Open beer bottles and liquor bottle in the Kitchen of Sunrise donuts?  What's in those donuts anyway.  Also, what is in the bag under her arm?  Big bag of marijuana?  Spice donuts anyone?  We have no idea what is in the bag, but the picture sure looks highly questionable.

Is this guy on the clock?  Did he pay for that donut?  Did he get more in that donut than he bargained for?  Is that a special spice donut?  Beer infused maybe?  This is their pictures.


















On another note, look at the logo at the top left hand side of the site, Sunrise Donuts and Sweets Shop at the top, Home of the "Crazy Chic" at the bottom.
From what we are seeing here on Sunrise' own site, she has to be crazy to post pictures like these that show what looks like serious health code violations.  Now we are not saying that these are violation, we are going to let the health department determine that.  They have already been contacted from what we have been told.  We were just told to check out the site and this is what we found.  No telling what the Health department is going to find.  We will pull and publish their findings when the time comes.  In the mean time, the pictures speak for themselves.  Straight off their Facebook page.

Makes ya wanna go git some huh?  We will pass, thanks.