Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairman Charlotte Nash and the mayors of Gwinnett’s cities have issued stay at home orders to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Gwinnett County residents.
Let’s hunker down and execute Shelter In Place. In an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, thirty-six House Democratic lawmakers are calling on Governor Brian Kemp to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order so that all Georgians will stay home and stay safe. More information about Gwinnett County’s Stay-at-home order can be found HERE.
Here are some resources that my help you in this crisis.
CORONA VIRUS HOTLINE
844-442-2681
This is a Toll Free phone number that is dedicated to non-symptomatic and non-exposure related COVID-19 calls. The hotline is currently available with operators, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST.
Just to clarify, this is to assist DPH in not receiving misdirected calls and ensuring that the people that need immediate help with being exposed and/or having symptoms, are able to get through to DPH. They are learning more each day and they will do their best to answer all calls.
HELP WITH FOOD, UTILITIES AND OTHER INFORMATION IN GWINNETT
Here is a detailed list with information about where to get help with food, utilities, health and education. CLICK HERE.
KEEPING UP TO DATE
The Georgia Department of Public Health has a daily status report. It is updated at noon and 7 PM daily.
https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report
SMALL BUSINESS
If you own a small business and need help, our state has been approved for disaster loan assistance. https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Declarations
Georgia Department of Labor
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is beginning to see an increase in the number of partial claims filed as a result of businesses reducing work hours or temporarily closing their doors as a result of recent developments of COVID-19. As of an emergency ruling this week by the Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler, employers are mandated to electronically file partial claims on behalf of their employees whenever it is necessary to temporarily lay workers off. All Georgia employers will share in the cost of unemployment benefits paid to employees temporarily displaced due to COVID-19 easing the stress on business owners during this health crisis. These emergency rulings will help to simplify the process and get workers paid. All career centers are closed to the public, but employees are still working to process claims. Additional information can be found on the following link
https://dol.georgia.gov/blog/new-information-filing-unemployment-partial-claims-and-reemployment-services or by contacting Tammy Liner, Phone: 404.232.7383, Email: Tammy.Liner@gdol.ga.gov
Department of Driver Services
DDS has issued a 120-day extension for drivers 60 years old and older in driver license renewals. The following link has details of the extension and other related information. https://dds.georgia.gov/coronavirus-covid-19
Nursing Homes
Many of you are concerned about visiting loved ones in nursing homes. Here are the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare rulings on restricting visitors to nursing homes. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-announces-new-measures-protect-nursing-home-residents-covid-19
STAYING WELL
Here are The Centers for Disease Control recommendations for preventing the spread of the Coronavirus.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html