Town of New Canaan Provides Update on Coronavirus, Coordinates Efforts with Town Agencies

The Town of New Canaan, like much of the world, is monitoring events surrounding COVID-19, the Coronavirus.  As with all emergency concerns, and at First Selectman Moynihan’s direction, New Canaan is operating under a unified command structure, which ensures that all appropriate disciplines are involved in key decision-making. 

New Canaan’s public safety agencies are working continuously to review emergency operations plans in response to concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus in the United States.  

These agencies include the town’s Director of Health, the town’s Medical Director, the Medical Director for the New Canaan Public Schools, the town’s office of Emergency Management, as well as Police, Fire, EMS, and others. In addition, town personnel are in contact and meet regularly with our partners at the State and Federal levels.

Also, the public safety team held a meeting on Monday, March 2, with the Superintendent of Schools of NCPS, representatives of New Canaan Country School, St. Luke’s School, St. Aloysius Elementary School, and the YMCA to keep everyone informed and coordinated. As with any potential health concern, information sharing is vital.

Because information regarding the spread of COVID-19 in the United States is evolving rapidly, the town urges the public to stay informed by accessing information at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website at www.cdc.gov.

The town’s website www.newcanaan.info will link directly to the CDC site until such time as we may have information that is specific to New Canaan. Should that occur, we will keep everyone updated regularly.