RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will hold two dial-in media briefings today regarding COVID-19. NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. will be available at 2 p.m. to announce a public campaign and answer questions from the media in English. Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi will be available at 3 p.m. to announce the Spanish version of the campaign and answer questions from the media in Spanish.
Please see below for details on how to join the calls. Live stream video feed will be available from a pool camera for both briefings. In order to maintain social distancing guidelines and further prevent the spread of COVID-19, the media room at the State Emergency Operations Center will not be open for media to attend in person.
What:
COVID-19 Media Availability (English)
COVID-19 Media Availability (Spanish)
Who:
NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. (English)
Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi (Spanish)
When:
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020
2 p.m. (English)
3 p.m. (Spanish)
Call Instructions:
If you would like to view the media briefings, live stream will be online at www.ncdps.gov/news-conference. Web stream in English and Spanish for the 2 p.m. briefing, and Spanish for the 3 p.m. briefing.
Reporters can register to dial in here for the 2 p.m. English briefing:
https://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/5KCAGNPV1X2SD184
Enter your name and news organization. The line will open at 1:45 p.m. After remarks conclude, the Q&A will begin. Press 1 to be put in the queue to ask a question. If you are called on to ask a question and have a follow up, please press 5 during or immediately following the answer.
Reporters can register to dial in here for the 3 p.m. Spanish briefing:
https://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/LRHLU7S1SUO6UKAB
Enter your name and news organization. The line will open at 2:45 p.m. After remarks conclude, the Q&A will begin. Press 1 to be put in the queue to ask a question. If you are called on to ask a question and have a follow up, please press 5 during or immediately following the answer
Resources for
News Ticker/Crawler:
Phone numbers available to the public needing support:
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/about-covid-19/wellness-resources.