As the current medical emergency around coronavirus (COVID-19) continues, the most important thing is to stay healthy and safe. Please continue following these guidelines from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to keep you, your family, and your friends protected against this disease.

Resources

The South Carolina and Federal government have provided numerous resources to help you, your family, and your community. Please take advantage of them as we continue to combat the coronavirus.

SC Department of Commerce

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, through Emergency Support Function (ESF) 24, is actively engaged in supporting the business community for impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and is available to answer non-medical questions related to industry support.

• SCDOC COVID-19 Business Resource Center

Image: Resources from SC DOC COVID-19 Business Resource Center

U.S. Small Business Administration

• Disaster Loan Eligibility Search

IRS

• Coronavirus Tax Relief

SC Department of Employment & Workforce

• SCDEW COVID-19 Resource Hub

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

• About Coronavirus 

The Medical University of South Carolina

• Free Virtual Screening for COVID-19

Prisma Health

• Free Virtual Visit for COVID-19 with payment code COVID19

South Carolina Emergency Management

• Live Updates
• State Government Office Closures

South Carolina Department of Education

• School Guidelines
• Use of School Buses for Meals and Instructional Packets Delivery
• COVID-19 Guidance from Superintendant Molly Spearman

Department of Veterans Affairs

• What Veterans Affairs is doing to Address Coronavirus

Medicare

• Medicare & Coronavirus

State Department

• Travel Advisories

Library of Congress

• Student Discovery Sets
• Read Classic Children’s Books Online

Journal of Accountancy

• “Regulators Clear Way for Certain Loan Modifications Amid Pandemic”

Fifteen Days to Slow the Spread

The current strategy from the White House is “Fifteen Days to Slow the Spread.” The best way to minimize coronavirus illnesses and deaths is to slow and ultimately halt its spread. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina has encouraged all South Carolinians to follow the the following White House + CDC guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19.

• Listen to and follow the directions of your state and local authorities.
• If you feel sick, stay home. Do not go to work. Contact your medical provider.
• If your children are sick, keep them at home. Do not send them to school. Contact your medical provider.
• If someone in your household has tested positive for the coronavirus, keep the entire household at home. Do not go to work. Do not go to school. Contact your medical provider.
• If you are an older person, stay home and away from other people.
• If you are a person with a serious underlying health condition that can put you at increased risk (for example, a condition that impairs your lung or heart function or weakens your immune system), stay home and away from other people.