Page 4 - Boca Exposure - April '20

Page 4, Boca Exposure

From The Desk Of Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert

S. Weinroth: County Directives To Combat The Coronavirus

Robert Weinroth, a former by a state emergency order to shelter in place for 14 days. Other Closures:
member of the Boca Raton Violators could be fined $500 and face 60 days in jail. • Restaurants/food establishments are closed – delivery
City Council, was elected Airline employees and those performing emergency health and take-out only.
as a Palm Beach County or military duties are exempt. • All movie theatres, concert venues, auditoriums,
Commissioner to replace Testing is only available if you have COVID-19 playhouses, bowling alleys, arcades, gyms, and fitness
Steven Abrams, who symptoms, such as a fever, chills, shortness of breath and/ studios are closed. This does not include hotel fitness
retired due to term limits or sore throat. Do not go to the emergency room since they centers with a capacity of 10 persons or less, or are an
requirements. may not have any testing kits. Call your doctor or healthcare amenity of a residential building.
Lates t Upd ates On provider. Drive-through testing is only available by • Certain state and federal offices are closed to walk-in
COVID-19 appointment and only if authorized through your healthcare traffic – check websites for details.
A Palm Beach County provider and/or the Palm Beach County Health Department. More information on closures is available at http://
COVID-19 testing site has Palm Beach County Health Department COVID-19 discover.pbcgov.org/coronavirus/Pages/default.aspx
opened at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. call center (24/7): (866) 799-6121 or email: COVID-19@ If you live within with boundaries of a municipality,
It’s a collaboration with the county, Health Care District of flhealth.gov. such as Boca Raton and/or Delray Beach, please check
Palm Beach County, the Florida National Guard, and the Baptist Health Care On Demand is available for online their websites and/or call for additional closures, etc.
Florida Division of Emergency Management. screening via their app: Baptist Health Care On Demand The county has activated the Emergency Operations
Preapproval for all appointments is required by with code: Care19. Center and a special telephone hotline at (561) 712-6400.
calling (561) 642-1000 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. County Closures/Reduced Hours: Almost all county Job Loss Benefits:
Approved callers will receive an appointment. The departments are still operating, such as Engineering, Loss of job/reemployment financial assistance: http://
test will be conducted through an open vehicle window Planning, Zoning and Building Departments, Palm Beach www.floridajobs.org/Reemployment-Assistance-Service-
and no one is permitted to leave their vehicles. International Airport, Parks and Recreation, and the Solid Center/reemployment-assistance/claimants/apply-for-
It is estimated patients will receive their results Waste Authority, just to name a few. However, some benefits
within two to three days and will be advised of isolation departments have made adjustments to limit public contact. Claims must be filed online, but if you need assistance
and quarantine protocols and if necessary, referred for • Palm Tran is operating on a Saturday (reduced) or additional information you may contact Florida RA for
medical care. schedule and all fares have been waived. general information: (800) 204-2418 or www.floridajobs.org.
The FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches is • Libraries are closed (virtual library is open). How to file a claim: (800) 681-8102 or www.
located at 5444 Haverhill Road in West Palm Beach. • County parks are closed, including beach parks. floridajobs.org.
COVID-19 Update: President Trump has declared • Boat ramps and marinas are closed for recreational use, To create a PIN: (800) 297-0586. Expect long delays
Florida as a major disaster area due to the coronavirus including charters (does not include commercial). in handling phone calls due to the expected surge in the
pandemic, which will provide federal assistance to • Golf courses are closed (private and public). number of applicants.
supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts beginning • Palm Beach County Office of Equal Opportunity is Important Links And Hotlines To Other Agencies:
Jan. 20 and continuing. This will be in addition to the closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Call 211 for mental health and community services such
benefits in the stimulus bill negotiated between the U.S. In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as food assistance, medical clinics, foreclosure prevention,
House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and President Trump. (COVID-19), effective immediately the Palm Beach parenting information on developmental concerns (Help
The county just announced all parks and golf courses (public County Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) office is closed Me Grow), special needs and senior services.
and private) are closed effective immediately. Currently, there for walk-in visits but is still conducting intake interviews Free meals for kids during school closures: Call 211
are 118 cases and three deaths in Palm Beach County. and assisting individuals over the telephone. This action or text FLKIDSMEALS to 211-211 for food distribution
Below is important information on the COVID-19 minimizes the health risks to county employees and the locations.
pandemic. Please review carefully and keep in mind that public while ensuring that no individual loses their rights Federal Disaster Loans for businesses, private
information is changing quickly. I am working with local under the laws that we enforce. Preserving access to being nonprofits, homeowners and renters at U.S. Small Business
officials to keep the public informed with up-to-date able to file a charge of discrimination or complaint is Administration.
information that is also posted on my Facebook page. important because the laws the OEO enforces have deadlines Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan
We urge everyone to please follow the recommendations within which individuals must file discrimination charges Program at FloridaDisasterLoan.org. For eligibility
from local, state and federal officials. Stay home if possible. or complaints. If you would like to begin the process of requirements and necessary documentation, please visit the
Stay away from large groups of people and limit group sizes filing a charge or complaint of discrimination, you are Florida Business Disaster website at https://floridasaster.
to 10 or less. encouraged to visit the OEO’s website (www.pbcgov.com/ biz.
The elderly and those with underlying medical problems, equalopportunity) to complete the applicable questionnaire. Volunteers Needed:
such as high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes Additionally, you may also contact the OEO at (561) 355- Boca Helps: https://bocahelps.com/
are more likely to develop serious illness and officials 4884 or (561) 355-1517 (TTY/TDD) to begin the process of Cros Ministries: https://www.crosministries.org/
recommend you shelter in place. If you’re sick, stay at home, filing a charge or complaint of discrimination or if you have Feeding South Florida: https://volunteer.
avoid crowds and call your doctor or healthcare provider. a disability or you otherwise have difficulty with accessing feedingsouthflorida.org/
If you have returned from any international travel or a the website.
cruise within the last 14 days and you are sick, call your
doctor, healthcare provider or county health department.
If you have recently traveled to the area from an area
with substantial community spread, including New York
Tri-State area (N.Y., N.J. and Conn.) you are mandated Archive GAlleries

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