Since emergency responders is not defined under the Act, does everyone agree that 911 dispatchers fall into that category? If so, is there a known cite to another law that might help articulate that here? Thanks! Anna Davis Assistant City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City of Durham 101 City Hall Plaza Durham, North Carolina 27701 Phone: 919-560-4158 ext. 13200 Fax: 919-560-4660 Email: anna.davis@durhamnc.gov

I can't be the only one trying to figure out how this all plays out. Here are a couple of sources I found helpful for understanding what the future might hold as we work through this. A note on terminology: In epidemiology an infection is said to be endemic in a population when that infection is constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external inputs. Outbreaks of disease are either contained or they become an epidemic in one or more places or a pandemic as they spread throughout the world. These terms are used in the table below the map. Active cases mapped as of 3/27/20 found at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html [cid:2968c663-f146-429d-ac30-6fae7fbf3975] This table collects the information in the article on the CNBC website linked below. The next link is Dr. Fauci explaining the uncertain process of developing a vaccine and why it takes as much time as it does. Disease COVID-19 Seasonal Flu 2009 H1N1 1957 flu pandemic 1918 flu pandemic SARS MERS Measles Ebola R naught[1]<https://dallastxgov-my.sharepoint.com/personal/don_knight_dallascityhall_com/Documents/COVID-19/Comparison%20of%20Diseases%20and%20Impact%20from%20CNBC.docx#_ftn1> 2 1.3 1.5 1.7 about 1.8 2 to 5 0.5 12 to 18 about 2 Mortality rate[2]<https://dallastxgov-my.sharepoint.com/personal/don_knight_dallascityhall_com/Documents/COVID-19/Comparison%20of%20Diseases%20and%20Impact%20from%20CNBC.docx#_ftn2> 4.5% (this number is in flux) 0.1% 0.02% 0.6% 2.5% 10% 35% unclear exceeds 50% World population: Now: 7.8 billion Now: 7.8 billion 2009: 6.79 billion 1957: 2.87 billion 1918: 1.8 billion (est.) 2003: 6.38 billion 2012: 7.13 billion Now: 7.8 billion Now: 7.8 billion People killed globally 290,000 to 650,000 annually 151,700 to 575,400 1.1 million 30 to 50 million 800 858 164,000 annually 12,900 (excluding current outbreak) Contained/Pandemic pandemic endemic pandemic pandemic pandemic contained contained endemic contained Based on numbers in the news article at https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-may-be-deadlier-than-1918-flu-heres-how-it-stacks-up-to-other-pandemics.html ________________________________ [1]<https://dallastxgov-my.sharepoint.com/personal/don_knight_dallascityhall_com/Documents/COVID-19/Comparison%20of%20Diseases%20and%20Impact%20from%20CNBC.docx#_ftnref1> A mathematical term that indicates how contagious an infectious disease is, for every person with the disease how many others will be infected. Just like the mortality rate, the R naught will fluctuate over time as scientists gather more data, and it can vary depending on where someone lives. [2]<https://dallastxgov-my.sharepoint.com/personal/don_knight_dallascityhall_com/Documents/COVID-19/Comparison%20of%20Diseases%20and%20Impact%20from%20CNBC.docx#_ftnref2> The mortality rate is an important metric for epidemiologists because it helps determine just how many people will likely die from a particular disease and its potential impact on health systems. The mortality rate is basically the number of deaths divided by the number of infections. It’s also called the death rate or case fatality rate. At the beginning of an outbreak, it can be a moving target as more people are tested and an illness like COVID-19 travels to different parts of the world where the mortality rate can widely vary. A variety of factors affects the mortality rate: geography, the quality of health care, age of the population, lifestyle and underlying conditions. In China, the mortality rate for CV-19 has been 4%. In Italy, it’s about 10%. In Iran, it’s about 7.6%. In Germany, it’s less than 1% and in the U.S., where the outbreak is just getting underway, it’s about 1.5%. Watch "Dr. Fauci explains the timeline and risks of creating a COVID-19 vaccine | MSNBC" on YouTube<https://youtu.be/ZrWAqpPGAxQ> https://youtu.be/ZrWAqpPGAxQ Don Knight Senior Assistant City Attorney