COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

What you need to know now:

• Community recovery: On July 16, the City of Springfield entered Phase 3A of its Road to Recovery Order. Greene County is following the state’s Show Me Strong Recovery Order. Details can be found here:
  • City of Springfield Order
  • Show Me Strong Recovery Order
• Avoid travel: Avoid travel, especially to areas that are COVID-19 "hot spots". If you choose to travel, we strongly recommend that you self-quarantine for 14 days when you return to Greene County.
• Symptoms: Symptoms to watch for are fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea.
• Exposure: If you have been identified as a close contact to a known positive case of COVID-19, you will be contacted by the Health Department and asked to quarantine. Close contacts are individuals who were within 6 feet of a positive case for more than 15 minutes, while that case was infectious. If you know you are a close contact of a case but have not heard from the Health Department yet, make sure the positive case has your correct contact information and begin self-quarantine. Any public location should be treated as though it is a location for potential low-risk exposure.
• Testing: Testing for COVID-19 is available in Greene County. If you are experiencing symptoms, contact your healthcare provider for testing.
• Vaccines/cures: While there are several organizations working toward a vaccine and a cure for COVID-19, none of these are currently approved for use in humans.