NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena have raised more than $2 million for relief efforts for the March tornadoes and COVID-19 pandemic.
Over the past six weeks, the Predators, the Predators Foundation, Bridgestone Arena and the Ford Ice Centers worked together to raise $2.7 million.
“A community’s strength comes through during and after misfortune and the response in the last 45 days has spoken volumes about our Middle Tennessee community,” Predators President and CEO Sean Henry said.
Following the March 3 tornadoes, Bridgestone Arena opened its doors to the community and served lunch to many who were impacted by the storm.
The Predators organization also made a $100,000 contribution to the Mayor’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. Additionally, the Predators Foundation has earmarked an additional $200,000 to tornado relief and COVID-19 impact efforts, with the specific use of those funds set to be allocated at a future date.
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What is COVID-19 (a.k.a. the new coronavirus?)
According to the World Health Organization, coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. Examples include the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. COVID-19 stands for "Coronavirus disease 2019," which is when this strain of the coronavirus was discovered.
What are the symptoms?
The CDC says patients confirmed to have the 2019-nCoV reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with:
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Or at least two of the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
At this time, the CDC believes symptoms could appear as soon as two days after exposure, or as long as 14 days.
Prevention
The CDC is recommending "common sense" measures such as:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
