City of Signal Hill E-Newsletter | COVID-19 Update 7
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L.A. County COVID-19 Testing Expanded;
Available Free to All Signal Hill Residents
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Thanks to a partnership with the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County is p
roviding free COVID-19 testing to all County residents, including residents of Signal Hill. Testing is now available whether or not you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms at certain sites in the City of L.A. Appointments are required.
Please note that appointments for asymptomatic people are limited. Priority is still given to people with symptoms, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, headaches, sore throat, or a new loss of sense of smell or taste. Testing is also prioritized for at-risk individuals and certain front-line and essential workers.
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City of Long Beach COVID-19 Testing Available Free to Signal Hill Residents
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Signal Hill residents may also receive COVID-19 testing in the City of Long Beach. Please note that Long Beach is reserving testing for individuals who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Certain Long Beach locations are also testing essential workers who may have been exposed but are not showing symptoms.
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"Safer at Home" Orders Continue; Plans Begin for Future Modifications
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L.A. County Department of Health
"Safer at Home"
orders are in effect through at least May 15, 2020.
Please continue to stay home as much as possible, and only leave home for essential activities
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We are not ready to relax "Safer at Home" restrictions yet. State and County officials are in the first stages of planning in order to start relaxing some of the requirements of the "Stay at Home" and "Safer at Home" orders. See the State of California's
Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience
to learn more about how California is planning its roadmap forward.
In the meantime, please continue to remain Safer at Home and follow social/physical distancing orders. Please do not congregate or gather with people who are not in your immediate household. Please do not leave home for activities that are not considered essential. If you do go outside, please make sure you are always six feet from others. Please wear a
cloth face covering
at all times when you are away from home and around others.
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Identity theft and fraud are on the rise right now. Don't let your stimulus benefits fall into a scammer's hands! Look out for calls, text messages, or emails from scammers trying to steal your money or personal information.
Learn more from the FTC.
- Only use irs.gov/coronavirus to submit information to the IRS. Never directly respond to a call, text, or email with your personal information.
- When reading emails and text messages, do not click directly on links you don't recognize or open unknown attachments.
- The IRS won’t contact you by phone, email, text message, or social media with information about your stimulus payment, or to ask you for your Social Security number, bank account, or government benefits debit card account number. Anyone who does is a scammer phishing for your information.
- You don’t have to pay to get your stimulus money. The IRS won’t tell you to deposit your stimulus check then send them money back because they paid you more than they owed you. That’s a fake check scam.
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City of Signal Hill COVID-19 Hotline
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The City of Signal Hill offers a 24/7 hotline with important COVID-19 information. Please call
562-989-7392
to hear recorded information on the County "Safer at Home" order, City-specific closures and contact information, and general COVID-19 safety
and health guidance.
Please share this phone number with those who may benefit from the information and/or may not have access to the Internet.
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New Resources and Assistance
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health 24/7 helpline is here for you if you need support: call
1-800-854-7771
or text “LA” to 741741.
Seniors: If you're feeling lonely while at home, the Friendship Line is here to help. The Friendship Line offers a real person to talk to and a human connection to those feeling alone. Call
1-888-670-1360
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
L.A. County is offering residents
free access to Headspace Plus
, a virtual guide to meditation and mindfulness. Access to a free subscription is available through 2020. Residents can use this tool to get hundreds of science-backed guided meditations in English and Spanish, as well as mindfulness and sleep exercises to help address rising stress and anxiety.
A new online portal from the State of California connects parents with safe and licensed child care providers nearby. Visit
https://covid19.ca.gov/childcare
for more information. Simply type in your zip code and you’ll be directed to a map showing nearby centers. There are several listed in the Signal Hill / Long Beach area.
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If you want to help others during this difficult time, L.A. County Works can connect you with available opportunities. Visit
LAworks.com
to sign up and be connected with a volunteer opportunity.
Reminder: The Signal Hill Community Foundation is seeking donations to its Signal Hill COVID-19 Relief Fund that will support community-based organizations at the frontlines of the coronavirus response in Signal Hill. Donations will support approved 501(C)3 nonprofit, educational, volunteer and governmental organizations working on these efforts. Learn more at
https://signalhillcommunityfoundation.org/covid-19
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We are constantly adding new information to our website that may help residents, business owners, workers, families, and individuals. Please visit
cityofsignalhill.org/covid19resources..
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Gmail users: Please add social@cityofsignalhill.org to your Contacts list to ensure you're receiving our newsletter in your Primary inbox. You can also click and drag the message to the Primary inbox.
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2175 Cherry Avenue
Signal Hill, CA 90755
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Hours (Phone/Email Only)
Mon.-Thurs.: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Mayor:
Robert D. Copeland
Vice Mayor:
Tina L. Hansen
Council Members:
Keir Jones
Edward H.J. Wilson
Lori Y. Woods
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