• Businesses must establish an outdoor reception area where customers can check in while still following physical distancing guidelines 
• Services that cannot be performed safely outdoors (or that would require a customer to have to enter the establishment) are not permitted. 
  • Click here for additional guidance on permissible outdoor services. 
  • Click here for the latest information from the Board of Barbering & Cosmetology.  
• Outdoor shaded areas can be configured to block wind, but and cannot only be enclosed or partially enclosed on more than one side 
• Businesses must comply with the Cal/OSHA standard for heat illness prevention for outdoor workers, including an effective heat illness prevention plan with written procedures on: 
• Access to water, shade, and cool down breaks; emergency procedures for heat illness cases; monitoring of employees who are acclimatizing during a heat wave; and training on heat illness prevention and symptoms 
• For resources (including Cal/OSHA FAQs, a webinar and a sample written plan), visit the Cal/OSHA heat illness prevention page. 

Personal Care Establishments 

Visit the Los Angeles County DPH website to learn more. 

LA County has approved a $1.22 billion CARES Act spending package to fund a broad range of essential services and relief measures to assist County residents and businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis. 

The plan covers spending in four (4) main areas: 

• $656 million for public health measures including testing and contact tracing 
• $200 million for financial support for residents in the form of assistance for rent relief, food and child care 
• $160 million in grants to support small businesses 
• $150 million to support the County workforce’s response to the emergency, including disaster services workers and personal protective equipment for employees 

The plan also includes nearly $55 million to cover contingencies including potential health care system surges and other urgent needs that may emerge as the pandemic continues. 

Major allocations include $226 million for community-based COVID-19 diagnostic testing and $100 million for rent relief to assist residents countywide. Funds were also allocated to programs to assist vulnerable people during the crisis, including $148 million for Project Roomkey, which provides temporary housing to medically at-risk people experiencing homelessness. Other allocations include $10 million allocated to the L.A. Regional Food Bank for food distribution events; $60 million to support other nutritional programs; $15 million for the Great Plates delivery program for seniors and medically at-risk adults; and $15 million for child care vouchers for low-income families and essential workers. 

Review this fact sheet for a full list of program allocations. 

For many of us, this summer doesn’t quite look how we thought it would. Plans may have changed and some of us are staying close to home instead of vacationing somewhere far off. But there’s one activity we can schedule and stick to — donating blood.  

As hospitals resume surgical procedures and treatments paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is now an urgent need for blood. Donations are needed in the weeks ahead to maintain a steady blood supply. Scheduling is easy, don’t wait. 

As a service for our valued donors, all blood product donations will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies, providing insight into possible past exposure to this coronavirus. Only those feeling healthy and well should present to donate and appointments are strongly encouraged. Learn more about antibody testing. 

Los Angeles County announced that LA County and Los Angeles City testing sites have the capacity to test over 140,000 residents this week.  If you think you need a test, the County encourages you to call your doctor first. Testing is best done by a healthcare provider, so that they can monitor your care.  If you do not have a doctor or are unable to contact them, dial 2-1-1 for a referral to a provider. Other private COVID-19 testing may be available. Find a community testing site near you (e.g., Rite Aid, UCLA Health, UrgentMED, Exer Urgent Care, Quest) with the California for ALL Testing Tool. 

Testing priority at County and LA City sites is given to those in the following groups: 

• People with the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.  
• People working or living in places such as skilled nursing facilities, group homes, residential care facilities, and persons experiencing homelessness. 
• People who were in close contact with someone with COVID-19. 

Visit the COVID-19 testing website for more information and to sign up for a free test. Note: testing availability is subject to change and testing is by appointment only. 

And whether or not you get tested for COVID-19, remember: 

1. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, you need to isolate. Keep your physician informed on your symptoms and, especially if you are elderly or have an underlying health condition, seek medical care if your symptoms worsen. If you don’t have a physician, call 211 to get connected to one. And if you are having trouble breathing or have other severe symptoms, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. 

1. If you were exposed to someone with a known infection, you need to quarantine for the full 14 days. A COVID-19 test should never be used as a way to end quarantine early. It will never do that. 

1. The health officer orders are there to keep you and others safe, while still allowing society to reopen. A negative test cannot reassure you that you haven’t been exposed and won’t turn positive tomorrow. Don’t use a negative test as a “free pass” that allows others outside of your household to safely interact with you. It is not safe. 

Click/tap here to learn more about COVID-19 testing in LA County.