While most Americans are glued to their televisions and cellphones for the latest information on the coronavirus pandemic, Amish communities present a challenge for elected and public health officials working to share information about the virus.
“We jokingly talk about the ‘Amish internet.’ Information spreads by word of mouth fairly quickly,” Dr. Keith Wright, the medical director of quality and innovation, said.
One Amish death due to COVID-19, in Indiana, was reported by several physicians and liaisons this week. NBC News could not confirm the cause of death due to the federal health care privacy law. “It’s a strange sight to see the market so empty,” one Amish man at the Lancaster Central Market in Pennsylvania said, requesting anonymity due to privacy and religious concerns. Blankets covered at least half of the stands in the market, marking their temporary closures.
The large Amish farming community receives publications like Lancaster farming where Leon Ressler, an agronomist with Penn State, publishes aLast week’s read in part, “Since we don’t yet have an approved treatment, social isolation practices to prevent the spread of the virus are critical to gaining ground in the efforts to control the virus,” pointing to guidance from the White House task force and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Minor noted the Amish population she works with has done well abiding by the guidance to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, especially with church services.
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