 The $58.6 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act will provide child care assistance for essential workers, continued wages for child care providers, and wages for child care staff to ensure that providers can maintain or resume their operations.
For more information please read Senator Murray’s news release.
State leaders have launched a new Q&A series with TVW called “Road to Recovery” to talk about how businesses and workers can navigate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first episode, host Mike McClanahan and Employment Security Dept. Commissioner Suzi LeVine discuss the steps people must take to receive financial help due if they are impacted by the pandemic.
Please tune in to TVW to watch “Road to Recovery.”
People who feel sick with COVID-19 symptoms like fever, cough, and shortness of breath are at their most contagious. However, people can spread the virus for 1–3 days before they get symptoms. During this time, they feel well, and if they are not taking precautions like social distancing and effective hand washing, they can spread the virus to others.
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is reminding the community that protecting others starts with good personal health habits, and encourages the following:
- Stay home when you’re sick
- Stay home as much as possible when you feel healthy
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue
- Wash your hands!
- Disinfect the things you touch
- Consider wearing a fabric mask
For more information please read DOH’s blog post.
|
