With such a time an uncertainty, it’s important and vital to stay well informed, which can be found on most major & public news channels, social media or just a “click” away. For your convenience, please find below a list of official COVID-19 Federal, State and Local resources with website links for your reference:
You can protect yourself and help prevent spreading the virus to others if you:
Do
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Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub
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Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze
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Avoid close contact (2 meters or 6 feet) from others
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Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell
Don’t
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Touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean
Local and national resources
Help and information
General information
FAQ (Illinois) and COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) – Illinois
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Illinois Department of Public Health –
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Illinois Personal Guidance & Testing
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Chicago: CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE CENTER
Information about COVID-19 in the United States
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –
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Coronavirus Self-Checker
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Daily Life & Coping
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If You Are Sick
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Travel
Small Businesses
In closing, the above links are filled with a massive amount of information, share it with family, friends, and neighbors. We’re all striving to stay healthy and financially afloat, lock hands from a distance and embrace each other in a new matter. Please reach out should you need any assistance.
Eleonore Weber, CLTC