Stay Healthy
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The Alhambra Source is working with the community to reach those who need information. We are dedicated to giving critical public health and safety alerts, dispelling rumors and overcoming language barriers.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19)
We are updating this page as frequently as we can. Los Angeles County is holding press briefings Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 p.m. and Gov. Gavin Newsom holds his daily pressers at noon. We will update as major announcements and safety information becomes available.
What we know:
Cases cannot be tested or confirmed at local clinics at this time. Samples are taken and sent to labs.
There are now confirmed or presumptive positive cases in the United States.
Alhambra Unified is dismissing classes beginning Monday, March 16, and will begin implementing online instruction. Schools will not be returning to school for the remainder of the ’19-’20 year.
There are deaths in L.A. County. At the moment the county is the majority of cases and deaths in the state.
The county is beginning to ease “Safer at Home” Health Officer Orders beginning May 8.
Los Angeles officials are stressing not to panic, but to practice hand washing, aggressive social distancing and avoid non-essential travel. Prepare necessities like medicines and health records – do not panic and buy a year’s supply of anything.
Elderly, those with compromised immune systems or underlying health issues, and pregnant women are most vulnerable to having more serious symptoms should they contract the virus.
If you are over 65, do not go into the community if you have family, friends, neighbors or caregivers who can support you. If you know someone who is elderly and needs meal assistance, go to the county’s Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services page or call 800-510-2020.
The Health Officer Orders are constantly tightening. Check the L.A. Department of Public Health’s page for the most updated order, in the “What you need to know” box on the Novel Coronavirus page.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s coronavirus page is being updated as information becomes available.
Symptoms take 2-14 days to develop. Officials are now saying it is possible for you to be positive and not have symptoms at all.
COVID-19 symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath. Call a doctor if you’re experiencing these. Do not go to an emergency room.
Emergency warning signs are difficulty breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, new confusion or inability to wake, and bluish lips or face. If you or someone you know has these, seek medical attention immediately.
Health officials believe the virus is spread in similar ways to the flu, from droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The county is requiring everyone who conducts or accesses essential services to wear a cloth face covering, in an effort to protect others from your germs, not you from theirs.
Cover your cough, wash your hands and stay home and call your doctor if you are ill.
The Alhambra Source will continue to follow the coronavirus.
Evolution of our coronavirus coverage:
Ferrer Calls Police Violence Against Blacks a Public Health Issue; Health Care Inequities June 1, 2020
L.A. County Health Officer Order Gives OK to Dining in Restaurants, Haircuts May 29, 2020
‘Safer at Work and in the Community’ Order Allows Churches, More Businesses to Open May 27, 2020
New Health Order Loosens Curbs on Beaches, Malls and Vehicular Graduation Celebrations May 22, 2020
County Announces July 4 Opening Goal; Alhambra Opens Testing To All Residents May 19, 2020
SGV Volunteers Go Full DIY to Combat COVID-19 May 18, 2020
L.A. County Defines Recovery Benchmarks; Air Force Thunderbirds Flyover Salutes Frontline Workers May 15, 2020
L.A. County Allows More Businesses to Reopen; Loosens Restrictions on Recreation May 13, 2020
Alhambra Draws Names for Housing Relief; County Public Health Finds 162 Business Violations May 11, 2020
Alhambra Steps Into “New Normal” With Death Toll Now Six; County Eyes Inequality May 8, 2020
County Relaxes Public Health Guidelines; Some Businesses Will Reopen Friday May 6, 2020
Alhambra Begins Testing Residents for COVID-19; City’s Death Toll Now Five May 4, 2020
Harvey Chin Has His 5th Grade Garfield School Class Zooming Through Their Work May 3, 2020
Pasadena’s Death Toll Surpasses OC; CDC Expands List of Symptoms, Isolation Guidance for COVID-19 Recovery May 1, 2020
L.A. County COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard Shows Four Alhambra Deaths April 29, 2020
Alhambra Announces Details of COVID-19 Testing Program April 29, 2020
Alhambra Announces COVID-19 Housing Assistance Funding April 28, 2020
COVID-19 Cases Top 20,000; County Concerned on Wide Disparity in Wealthy/Poorer Areas April 27, 2020
L.A. County Focuses on Nursing Homes With Addition to Health Order; National Guard Medical Units Deploy to L.A. County April 24, 2020
COVID-19 Now Leading Cause of Death in L.A. County; 6 Fatalities at El Sereno Facility April 23, 2020
L.A. County Reveals Four Institutional Outbreak Sites Near West SGV April 21, 2020
L.A. County/USC Study Preliminary Results Point to Possible 300,000 With COVID-19 April 20, 2020
Armando Arorizo’s View of An Empty Alhambra April 18, 2020
Los Angeles County is “Extraordinarily Worried” About Congregate Care Settings April 17, 2020
Alhambra Gets CDBG Funds for COVID-19 Related Projects April 16, 2020
COVID-19 Death Toll in L.A. County Soars to New Daily High of 55 April 16, 2020
Nine More Local Institutional Settings with COVID-19 Named as El Monte Airport Opens Testing April 15, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Newsom Outlines Criteria for Lifting Restrictions; L.A. County Reports New High in Daily Deaths April 14, 2020
New COVID-19 Cases Reach Two-Week Low But Death Count Remains Steady April 13, 2020
‘Safer at Home’ Order Extended to May 15; “Curve Flattens” but 1-in-4 Deaths Are in Institutional Settings April 10, 2020
L.A. County Opens More Mobile Testing Sites, Expands Access to All Symptomatic Residents April 7, 2020
“This Is the Week to Skip Shopping, Stay Home,” Health Director Says in Reporting 15 New Deaths April 6, 2020
L.A. County Begins Mobile COVID-19 Testing, Recommends Schools Stay Closed and Allows Restaurants to Sell Unprepared Food April 3, 2020
L.A. County Health: SGV is Under-Tested, New “Close Contact” Guidelines from CDC and New High in Deaths April 1, 2020
COVID-19 Update: LA County Death Toll Now 44; Six Deaths Reported at Skilled Nursing Facilities March 30, 2020
COVID-19: County Orders Beaches, Hiking Trails Closed; 5 New Deaths Reported March 27, 2020
Food Options for Alhambra Families and AUSD During Spring Break March 27, 2020
COVID-19: Highest Daily Death Count Yet; 1 Million Could Be Infected Without Social Distancing March 26, 2020
First Child Dies of COVID-19; Numbers Climb and Business Loopholes Tighten March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Roundup: More Deaths Reported as Testing Ability Increases March 23, 2020
L.A. County Announces Plans to Use Hotel for COVID-19 Isolations March 20, 2020
Alhambra Orders Closure of City Hall in Response to COVID-19 March 19, 2020
COVID-19 Death Reported In Pasadena Area; Here Are Updates In The SGV March 19, 2020
Coronavirus Resources and Support; New Cases in The Last 48 Hours March 18, 2020
AUSD Approves Emergency Measures in Response to COVID-19 Crisis March 17, 2020
Alhambra Council Declares State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 March 16, 2020
Alhambra Has Two COVID-19 Cases, Health Department Says. L.A. County Is Ordered To Social Distance March 16, 2020
“Help Our Fellow Citizens,” Says Pilot Who Flew First Wuhan Evacuation March 15, 2020
AUSD To Dismiss All Campuses Beginning Monday March 13, 2020
Coronavirus: “It’s not just about you.” March 12, 2020
AUSD Announces New Measures to Protect Students, Staff from COVID-19 March 11, 2020
AUSD Board Hears Details on Preparations for Coronavirus Response March 11, 2020
Six New Cases of Coronavirus Identified in L.A. County; All Are Linked to Travel March 4, 2020
First U.S. Death From Coronavirus Occurs; Still No New Cases in L.A. County March 1, 2020
Coronavirus: Public Health Officials Warn of Inevitable Spread, Then Walk Back on Message Feb. 25, 2020
Coronavirus: How Many Have It, Where and Who Has Recovered from COVID-19 Feb. 22, 2020
Coronavirus Update: County Officials, AUSD and Garvey Superintendents Host Public Health Presentation Feb. 14, 2020
Still No Coronavirus in SGV: AUSD Sticking With Health Facts as Petition Emerges Urging Suspension of Classes Feb. 4, 2020
Coronavirus: Here’s What Happened in the Last Few Days Feb. 3, 2020
AUSD Officials Address Coronavirus Concerns in English and Mandarin video; Jan. 31, 2020
Coronavirus is Not in the San Gabriel Valley. The Flu is a Bigger Threat to Families This Lunar New Year. Jan. 30, 2020
冠状病毒不在圣盖博谷地。流感是农历新年对家庭的更大威胁。 Jan. 30, 2020
Want to help?
- California is looking for healthy volunteers to safely help their local communities. Go to the Californians for All site to get info on volunteering in the community or from home.
- California is looking for donations of medical resources to respond to COVID-19. Go to the site to see what kind of equipment is needed.
- L.A. County is looking to lease hotel and motels for COVID-19 testing, quarantine, isolation and medical shelters. Contact the Office of Emergency Operations Center. See today’s situation.
- Looking for other ways? National and Community Service, the home of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, have ideas.
Need help?
- Call 2-1-1 for:
- Homeless services and medical shelters
- Drive-through COVID-19 testing appointments
- Get a medical provider
- Any other referrals to county services
- Internet:
- County wifi locator or call 2-1-1
- Meals:
- Critical Delivery Service or 888-863-7411
- Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services page or 800-510-2020
- County COVID-19 food resource dashboard
- Economic Impact Payment (stimulus check):
- Department of Mental Health or 24-hour help line 800-854-7771
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Council or 800-978-3000
- Violence Against Women Act: Certain non-citizens in abusive situations can apply for permanent residency
- Hotline: 800-978-3600
- Employment:
- OnwardCA is working to place people into open positions.
- Info from the county on a face covering, video directions on how to make one.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Hand washing instructions and video:
When and how to wash your hands, via the CDC
Fight Germs. Wash Your Hands! YouTube video via the CDC
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:
Alhambra Unified School District resources:
- Safety alerts from public agencies
- Fact-checking health-related rumors spread online
- Provide translated notices in non-English languages
