{"id":5016,"date":"2023-07-21T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=5016"},"modified":"2023-07-21T17:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:44:12","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2023\/07\/21\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-16\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Hazardous heat is expected across much of Virginia today, with the heat index exceeding 90 degrees, with the potential to hit triple digits in a few areas. The National Weather Service <\/span><a class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ama\/heatindex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommends<\/a><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> &#8220;extreme caution&#8221; with heat indexes in this range. Temperatures are expected to cool over the weekend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Avian flu outbreaks among domestic mammals recently, including among domestic cats in Poland and fur farms in Finland, are raising concerns about the ongoing spread of the disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The total number of Canadian wildfires declined, and there are no uncontrolled wildfires burning in Quebec. The overall number of fires remains high, however. Wildfire smoke is not expected to impact Virginia&#8217;s air quality significantly over the next few days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">A Pfizer facility damaged by a tornado, along with the potential for strikes or bankruptcies affecting major shipping companies, have raised medical supply chain concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Six small earthquakes struck Southwest Virginia within a month.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/07\/Situation-Update-2023-07-21.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/07\/07.20.23_Hospitalization-Stakeholder-Call.pdf\"><b>VDH Surveillance Data Update.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This page updates weekly on Friday by 5:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update is produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness<\/a>. This update covers ongoing or potential public health and emergency preparedness issues, including COVID-19. <span dir=\"ltr\">This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities<\/span>. Some items covered may pose little or no threat to the public at large.<span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0These items are included for situational awareness only and do not represent an endorsement of the source or information therein.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Hazardous heat is expected across much of Virginia today, with the heat index exceeding 90 degrees, with the potential to hit triple digits in a few areas. 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