1. Coronavirus Information Resources (and Testing Info.)
LINK TO STATE WEBSITE - DAILY UPDATES
Guidance to Municipalities on Enforcing COVID Orders - May 18, 2020
#MaskUpMA Wear a mask or face-covering in public to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help keep MA headed in the right direction.
AUGUST 1 TRAVEL ORDER INFORMATION
The new travel order requires all visitors and returning residents to fill out a “Massachusetts Traveler Form” unless they are coming from a state that has been designated a lower risk COVID-19 state or fall into an exemption category. The new travel order also provides that visitors and returning residents arriving in Massachusetts from any place other than a COVID-19 lower-risk state must quarantine for 14-days unless they can produce a negative COVID-19 test result administered on a sample taken not more than 72-hours prior to arriving in Massachusetts.
GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS ARRIVING TO MA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/
- Information on Cloth Face Masks: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth...
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH): https://www.mass.gov/resource/information-on-the-outbreak-of-coronavirus...
Barnstable County Health Department: https://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/
**Barnstable County Water Quality Laboratory is currently closed. We will only be accepting samples from Public Water Suppliers on an appointment basis.**
World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center (includes statistics on confirmed cases around the world): https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
TESTING INFORMATION - Updated July 7, 2020
Information from MA Dept. of Public Health - March 29 & 30, 2020
- Revised Guidance on HCP and EMT with Known Exposures
- Quarantine Information and Guidance Sheets
- Guidance on Discontinuation of Home Isolation
- Self-quarantine / self-isolation for public
- Isolation Information and Guidance Sheets
Regarding Governor Baker’s orders on March 23, 2020 that all non-essential businesses cease in-person operations, and his direction that MDPH issue a stay-at-home advisory for two weeks (March 24 at NOON - April 7 at NOON), please find attached the links from Mass.gov on the specifics of this announcement for your quick reference:
Full list of categories of “COVID-19 Essential Services”: https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-essential-services
A copy of the Emergency Order: https://www.mass.gov/doc/march-23-2020-essential-services-and-revised-gatherings-order
A copy of the Guidance of Assemblages: https://www.mass.gov/doc/march-23-assemblage-guidance
Crisis Counseling
Wellfleet Warm Line - 508-514-1633
For residents that may be isolated and need to talk to someone during this COVID-19 isolation/stay at home period. The Mass Department of Public Health houses a “COVID-19 Response Command Center.” This entity offers a statewide resource through Mass 211 called “Call 2 Talk.”
Call 2 Talk offers mental health/emotional support, and suicide prevention services for 24/7 confidential crisis support.
This resource can be accessed at: https://mass211.org/call2talk/
Barnstable County Human Services also lists a wide range of emergency hotlines that you can share within your towns: https://www.bchumanservices.net/emergency-hotlines/