Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
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SRJC’s Coronavirus Updates / Employment / Financial assistance / Food security /
Housing / Medical Health / Mental Health/Domestic Violence / For Kids AND FAMILIES
Sonoma County is working with California State health experts on this new disease.
This page has information to help you to understand the Coronavirus: http://easyread.info/coronavirus-easy-read/ or download the Coronavirus Easy Read.
Please review the local resources listed below for more information. You can also call the county’s 24-hour information hotline at 211 or 800-325-9604 or text COVID19 to 211211.
ARE COVID-19 RUMORS I HEAR TRUE OR FALSE?
We want to help you check the truth of information you hear. You may hear it on TV, radio, the Internet, social media or from a friend. Don’t believe everything you hear. Be suspicious. Ask yourself if it sounds true or does it sound wrong or false.
Click here to read about some common rumors about Covid-19. Literacyworks will update this list weekly.
FAILURE TO WEAR A MASK IS BREAKING THE LAW. IT CAN BE PUNISHABLE BY FINE, IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH.
What is the new Health Order about masks?
You must wear masks before you:
· Go to indoor place besides your home. Examples: grocery stores, laundromats, work offices, post office.
· Go to any outdoor work sites, construction sites, taxis/rideshares, or buses.
· When outdoors if you can’t stay a six-foot away from another person at all times.
Examples: Farmer’s market, pumping gas, drive thru restaurants, carry out food pickup, etc.
Remember: You should remain home except for important reasons. You must use social and physical distancing of six feet when outside of your home.
Frequently Asked Questions / Preguntas Frecuentes
No Sew Face Masks
Health professionals suggest wearing cloth face masks in public (such as the grocery store). Using fabric face masks will help slow the spread of disease in our community.
Here is how you can make a face mask. This will show you how to make a no-sew face mask at home for free.
What is the Best Fabric for Homemade Face Masks?
1. Cotton T-shirts and cotton pillowcases and Hair Ties (or rubber bands)
2. Bandana (pañuelo) and Hair Ties (or rubber bands)
3. Dish clothes and Hair Ties (or rubber bands)
