Manasquan Provides Update On Coronavirus

MANASQUAN – Manasquan officials provided an update on the coronavirus crisis this week, saying the borough had three confirmed cases as of Tuesday and a number of people under home quarantine.

The borough asks that if you are suspected, presumed or confirmed positive or under home quarantine that you remain home until that your quarantine has been lifted, or you have cleared the virus and are no longer infectious.

Here's what else the borough has to say:

Also: A shout out to the staff working behind the scenes:

Manasquan has a dedicated team working early each morning to late at night daily since we declared a State of Emergency on March 13th. This team is made up of emergency managers, police, fire and first aid chiefs and supervisors, public works, construction, administrative staff, as well as elected officials and volunteers. From the outset, our primary objectives have remained the same:

• Protect the safety and welfare of the public
• Reduce the inundation of our regional healthcare system
• Protect our first responders and adapt operations in order to preserve our ability to respond to emergencies
• Ensure continuity of essential government and public safety operations through having a dynamic response plan that adapts to changing conditions
• Provide reliable, honest and transparent communications and guidance to the public

This dedicated group of professionals are making sure that essential functions continue no matter how severely we are impacted. This includes that clean fresh water flows when you turn your faucet on, trash is collected, the sewer system doesn't back up, the fire is extinguished, the public is protected and order maintained, and the call for medical assistance is properly attended to. This is no easy lift, with the restrictions on travel and social distancing, impacts of the virus itself as well as lack of critical protective equipment and supplies. We want you to know that the above stated objectives are what has and will continue to guide us as we progress through these challenging times and eventually return to normal life.

Manasquan Mask Drive:

Now for some great news... Volunteers collected and distributed over 800 masks to shore area hospitals over the weekend. These masks went to our guardians on the front line saving lives every shift. Thank you to volunteers from Manasquan High School staff and Manasquan Fire Department for coordinating & staffing the drive.

Testing Update:
Please be advised that testing is being restricted to those persons who meet the latest CDC Criteria to Guide Evaluation and Laboratory Testing for COVID-19.

• Hackensack Meridian offers COVID19 testing at its 9 urgent care centers in Monmouth & Ocean Counties.
• Immediate care of Marlboro is offering a drive-thru COVID19 test at the Marlboro Medical Arts site located at 479 Rt 520 in Marlboro. Testing is by appointment only at (855) 925-5467 ext 0.
• The PNC Bank Arts Center is a regional FEMA drive-thru test location and is testing up to 250 persons per day. The location closes once it hits capacity, which was reached by 8:30am Monday.
• Central Jersey Urgent Care is testing up to 80 patients daily at Eatontown, Howell and Marlboro.

Online Resources:

• Manasquan COVID19 Page: www.manasquan-nj.gov/COVID19
• NJ COVID19 Information Hub: COVID19.NJ.GOV
• Online COVID19 Diagnostic Tool for exposures, symptoms & testing: SELF.COVID19.NJ.GOV