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The County of Los Angeles is regularly updating resources on COVID-19 and offers today's update in an effort to keep you and yours informed. Please share the following up-to-date information:
New Health Officer Order
 Stage two for re-opening LA County began this morning. To mark this stage of reopening, LA County's Public Health Officer has issued a new order which highlights the following:
- Retail businesses are allowed to reopen for curbside pick-up or delivery service only, and must implement & post the Department of Public Health (DPH) Reopening Protocol for Retail Establishments. (Opened today, May 8th).
- New or used auto sales dealerships or operations are allowed to reopen. As a condition of reopening, these businesses must implement the DPH Reopening Protocol for Car Dealerships. (Opened today, May 8th)
- Private and public golf courses are permitted to reopen. Each golf course must comply with use and infection control protocols found in the DPH Reopening Protocol for Golf Courses. (Open Saturday, May 9th)
- Previously closed public trails & trailheads within LA County Public Health jurisdiction are allowed to reopen. The public must practice physical distancing and comply with all access and use restrictions stated in the DPH Reopening Protocol for Use of Public Trails. (Open Saturday, May 9th)
If you work at any of the locations allowed to reopen or plan to visit them, LA County wants to make certain you know what to do to keep everyone safe. Please continue to:
- practice physical distancing
- wear a face covering and
- wash or sanitize your hands while out in public
And if you can stay home, stay home. Save lives. To learn more about LA County's recovery process, visit covid19.lacounty.gov/recovery.
Great Plates Delivered
Today, LA County announced it will be offering a first-in-the nation meal delivery service starting on Monday, May 11th. LA County will provide three home-delivered meals a day to qualifying older adults & adults over 60 who are high-risk as determined by the CDC.
This effort aims to assist those in need of home delivered meals and to help get our local restaurant, hospitality and transportation community back to work.
To be eligible for this program, individuals:
- must meet age requirements
- are unable to prepare or obtain meals and
- are not currently receiving assistance from other state or federal nutrition assistance programs
See a full list of requirements. To apply, dial 2-1-1.
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Restaurants interested in participating in the ‘Great Plates Delivered’ program should fill out an interest form by clicking here. LA County is finalizing criteria which will be posted here in the days ahead. In the meantime, selection will be based on the following factors:
- ability to meet volume and nutritional standards & prioritize local jobs
- worker retention
- worker health and safety
- standards of equity and fairness in employment practices
Cities interested in implementing their own ‘Great Plates Delivered’ program: As of now, the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Bell Gardens and La Puente plan to implement local programs. Click here for a full list of participating counties and cities. LA County will implement ‘Great Plates Delivered’ in all cities and unincorporated areas in LA County that do not have their own locally operated programs.
For more information about the ‘Great Plates Delivered’ initiative in LA County, click here.
New COVID-19 Testing Sites Open
LA County is launching 8 new community testing sites in partnership with the State of California and OptumServe. The new testing sites are opening on a rolling basis, and once opened, will bring the total number of testing sites in LA County to 47.
Testing continues to be by appointment only. While anyone can sign up for a test, prioritization will align with all LA County testing sites.
To schedule a test, visit https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing.
Incident Report
Our daily report is a high level summary of L.A. County Emergency Operations Center's response to the COVID-19 health emergency. Click here to view.
COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide
View our updated COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide, and get tips on Best Practices, Do's and Don'ts, Key Messaging, and our Social Media Toolkit - with multi-lingual graphics and messages like the ones seen below.
Access our Social Media Toolkit, click here.
#HappyMothersDay! #SaferAtHome
Armenian: #Շնորհավորմայրերիօրը #SaferAtHome
Chinese: 母親節快樂 #SaferAtHome
Korean: 어머니의 날 축하 #SaferAtHome
Spanish: #FelizDíadeLaMadre! #MásSeguroEnCasa
Vietnamese: #ChúcMừngNgàyCủaMẹ #SaferAtHome
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Additional Resources
The County of Los Angeles appreciates your continued partnership in responding to COVID-19 questions and needs of residents. For additional information, please visit:
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