[CT-NFB] FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT USES CTALERT SYSTEM TO URGE CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO 'STAY SAFE, STAY HOME'

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GOVERNOR LAMONT USES CTALERT SYSTEM TO URGE CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO 'STAY
SAFE, STAY HOME'

Governor Asks Residents to Sign Up for Statewide Alerts to Keep Connecticut
Residents Safe During COVID-19 Emergency

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today will deliver a recorded voice
message to more than four million phone numbers in Connecticut through the
state's CTAlert system in an effort to urge all residents to "Stay Safe,
Stay Home" as the state continues to face the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The
recording will be sent from the Emergency Operations Center in Hartford this
afternoon and will be accompanied by a text message to mobile phones
containing a link to the state's coronavirus website, ct.gov/coronavirus
<http://ct.gov/coronavirus> .

Governor Lamont is the first governor in Connecticut history to utilize the
CTAlert system for a statewide phone call. Residents can sign up for the
CTAlert system at www.ctalert.gov <http://www.ctalert.gov> .

"The CTAlert system is a vital tool to keep our residents informed,
especially during a public health emergency," Governor Lamont said.
"Providing accurate information to our residents during these kind of events
is important, and the CTAlert system is how we do that."

The CTAlert system has been supporting Connecticut residents since 2009 and
provides direct alert voice calls, SMS messages, and emails to more than 4.3
million connection points across email addresses and phone numbers. The
system supports emergency communication efforts of multiple agencies
including the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the
Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and the Division of
Statewide Emergency Telecommunications. Municipalities also utilize the
alert system for local emergency updates.

"We are currently living through an emergency that we have never seen
before, and making sure our residents receive direct communication from
their governor is important," Governor Lamont said.

 <https://youtu.be/5HppgQPsbG8> 

Transcript of Governor Lamont's phone call:

This is Governor Ned Lamont. I'm calling to urge you personally: Stay safe,
stay home. I'm not ordering you to stay home, I'm strongly urging you to
stay home to make sure that you and your neighbors are much less likely to
be infected by the highly contagious COVID-19 virus.

If you must head out to the grocery store, or pharmacy, pick up takeout from
your favorite restaurant, that's fine. I'll be taking a long walk with Annie
to get some fresh air, but remember to keep your distance from passers by.

Seventy years or older? Stay home.

And for those of you who can work from home, that's best but check with your
boss, first.

For the latest updates, follow me on Twitter or Facebook.

We will get through this crisis by working together.

###

For Immediate Release: March 22, 2020
Contact: Connecticut Joint Information Center

COVID19.JIC at ct.gov <mailto:COVID19.JIC at ct.gov> 

860-754-8342

www.ct.gov/governor <http://www.ct.gov/governor> 
 <https://twitter.com/GovNedLamont>  <https://www.facebook.com/GovNedLamont>
<https://www.instagram.com/govnedlamont/>
<http://www.youtube.com/GovNedLamont> 

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