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What is Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus. Resource: COVID-19 FAQs https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm

 

How can I protect myself against the coronavirus?

Do the same things you would do to prevent getting or spreading the common flu. These include:

• Regularly washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

• Avoiding unnecessary touching of your eyes, nose, or mouth after washing your hands.

• Covering your sneeze or cough with a tissue or sleeve, not your hand.

• Staying home if you have a fever, and until you no longer have a fever for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medications).

• Staying home when you are sick. 

What can I do to help?

At this time, the best thing that adults can do is model calm behavior. Each child has her/his own response to these types of news reports, and adults can support by staying informed with the most updated and accurate information and sharing this calmly with youth.

 

STAY HOME EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS

Everyone is required to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care, or go to an essential job. If you go out, keep at least 6 feet of distance.

 ⇨ Stay at Home Order

The order went into effect on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The order is in place until further notice. It covers the whole state of California, and it exempts activity as needed to maintain continuity of operation of the federal critical infrastructure sectors, critical government services, schools, childcare, and construction, including housing construction.

What can I do? What’s open?

Essential services will remain open, such as:

• Gas stations 

• Pharmacies

• Food: Grocery stores, farmers markets, food banks, convenience stores, take-out and delivery restaurants 

• Banks 

• Laundromats/laundry services 

• Essential state and local government functions will also remain open, including law enforcement and offices that provide government programs and services.

What’s closed?

• Dine-in restaurants 

• Bars and nightclubs 

• Entertainment venues 

• Gyms and fitness studios 

• Public events and gatherings 

• Convention Centers

• Hair and nail salons

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QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19?

• Visit the Los Angeles County website:  http://lacounty.gov/covid19

• Call 2-1-1 L.A. County at any time for emergency preparedness information and other referral services. The toll-free 2-1-1 number is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 

• Department of Public Health:  http://ph.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/​​​​​​​

• For more information about testing and up to date data on COVID-19 please visit: https://covid19.ca.gov/​​​​​​​