Dear Parents of Missionaries in the Utah Ogden Mission:
Please be aware that, although swine flu has not yet been confirmed in Utah, we are taking serious precautions to protect your missionary. The instructions issued by text message to your missionary are set out below. Please encourage your missionary, in your weekly emails, to take these precautions seriously for as long as the threat remains.
If any close relative of your missionary becomes infected with swine flu, please let us know immediately by email or phone. All our missionaries worry about family members, and we want to keep them fully informed.
Thank you for your help. We love and care for your missionary.
Our love and very best wishes to you,
Sincerely,
Peter L. Joyce
President
Utah Ogden Mission
Following text messages have been sent to all missionaries:
(1) Message from Pres Joyce. Following numbered texts relate to swine flu.
(2) Swine flu is a serious infection originating in Mexico but now affecting many US states and many countries.
(3) So far there are no confirmed cases in Utah but there are five suspected cases.
(4) Infection is spread by inhalation of droplets in air or by hand-to-hand-to-mouth or nose contact.
(5) Frequently wash hands vigorously with soap and clean water for 20 seconds and use a hand sanitizer lotion frequently.
(6) If you do not have hand sanitizer lotion, purchase TODAY - do not wait for next prep day.
(7) Clean hands after contacting people or using bathroom, before and after preparing food, and before and after eating.
(8) Clean hands after touching door knobs, railings, elevator buttons, telephones, other people's hands etc before touching your face.
(9) Avoid being in contact with people who are coughing or sneezing - postpone any such appointments.
(10) Decontaminate surfaces in living quarters, especially kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Buy food surface cleaner NOW if needed.
(11) Keep apartments SCRUPULOUSLY clean.
(12) Call Sister Joyce if you have symptoms of flu, coughing, sneezing, fever, chills, sore throat, body aches, excessive fatigue.
(13) There is no reason for alarm at present. However, above precautions are IMPORTANT. TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY.
(14) Please maintain the HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PERSONAL AND APARTMENT HYGIENE. End
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