<div class="article-entry"><p><img alt="chain links" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-416131" height="576" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2020/03/chain-links-1024x576.jpg" srcset="https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2020/03/chain-links-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2020/03/chain-links-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2020/03/chain-links-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/DCR-ADMIN/Article_Webp/chain-links.webp 1280w" width="1024"/></p><p>As the coronavirus pandemic becomes an increasing concern, it’s vital to keep your employees and customers informed on what to do and where to go if they need help. Here’s a list you can distribute to help people find information and resources in their specific counties.<span id="more-416166"></span></p><p> </p><h2><strong>Coronavirus Information and Resources (by County)</strong></h2><p><a href="http://www.acphd.org/2019-ncov.aspx">Alameda County Public Health Department</a></p><p><a href="https://www.contracostahealth.org/">Contra Costa Health Services</a></p><p><a href="https://www.marinhhs.org/coronavirus">Marin Health &amp; Human Services</a></p><p><a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/environmental-health/covid-19">Monterey County Health Department</a></p><p><a href="https://www.countyofnapa.org/2739/Coronavirus">Napa County – Coronavirus</a></p><p><a href="https://www.saccounty.net/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx">Sacramento County – Coronavirus</a></p><p><a href="https://hhsa.cosb.us/publichealth/communicable-disease/coronavirus/">San Benito County Health &amp; Human Services Agency</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus.asp">San Francisco Department of Public Health</a></p><p><a href="https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus">San Mateo County Health</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/Pages/phd.aspx">Santa Clara County Public Health</a></p><p><a href="https://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/PublicHealth/CommunicableDiseaseControl/Coronavirus.aspx">Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency</a></p><p><a href="http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/ncov.asp">Solano County Public Health Department</a></p><p><a href="https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/">Sonoma County Emergency</a></p><p> </p><h2><strong>Getting Tested for Coronavirus</strong></h2><p>If your employees are members of Kaiser Permanente or Blue Shield of California, make sure they know that both organizations have announced they’ll waive subscriber cost sharing for COVID-19 screening/testing prescribed by a physician.</p><p>Learn more:</p><p><a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2020/03/06/update-members-coronavirus">Blue Shield of California</a></p><p><a href="https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/alerts/p1/2019-novel-coronavirus-feb-2020">Kaiser Permanente</a></p><p> </p><h2><strong>Resources for California Workers and Employers</strong></h2><p>If your business has been affected by coronavirus, refer to the following resources.</p><p><a href="https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm">California Employment Development Department</a></p><p><a href="https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/">California Labor &amp; Workforce Development Agency</a></p><p> </p><h2><strong>General Coronavirus Information</strong></h2><p>For news and general information about COVID-19, visit the following links:</p><p> </p><p><strong>World Health Organization (WHO)</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019">www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Centers for Disease Control (CDC)</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html">www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>CDC Fact Sheet: What You Need to Know</strong></p><p>English: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf">www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf</a></p><p>Spanish: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet-sp.pdf">www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet-sp.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>California Department of Public Health (CDPH)</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx">www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Coronavirus Global Cases GIS Map by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)</strong></p><p><a href="https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6</a></p></div>