BEND, OR -- The CEO of Saint Charles Health System, Joe Sluka, is urging Central Oregon residents to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Central Oregon Daily reports Sluka released a YouTube video yesterday. He said this is not a hoax, this is not a scare tactics, this is the truth. Sluka noted there had been a low incidence of the virus in our area…he says those days are over and we now have more cases than ever before. He says in the coming weeks plans will be announced to distribute a vaccine to fight the virus. He urges everyone to wear a mask, social distance and wash hands.