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COVID-19 Briefs: Hahn Calls To Meet COVID Testing Demands and Quarantine Updates For Long Beach

Hahn Calls for Using County Facilities and Disaster Service Workers to Meet COVID Testing Demands

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn Jan. 10, called for Los Angeles County to deploy disaster service workers and use existing County facilities, such as libraries and health clinics, to stand up new COVID-19 testing facilities to meet unprecedented testing demand created by the omicron variant.

“It is unacceptable how long our residents have had to wait or how far they have had to drive just to get tested for COVID-19 these past few weeks. LA County needs to treat this demand for testing with urgency. I am urging the County to deploy our Disaster Service Workers and calling on our Department of Health Services to set up testing sites at LA County Libraries and health clinics.”


City of Long Beach Issues Updated Isolation and Quarantine Orders, Health Order

LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has issued updated Isolation and Quarantine Orders and an updated Health Order, all of which took effect on Jan. 4, 2022. These orders align with the Centers for Disease Control and California Department of Public Health guidance for community-related exposure to COVID-19. Click below to get important information on what to do if you test positive for COVID-19 or are exposed to someone who has tested positive.

Details: www.longbeach.gov/updated-isolation-and-quarantine-orders-health-order 

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