Dear Residents,

The City of Rancho Palos Verdes continues to monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County and would like to share the following updates with the community:

The Latest

Update on School Reopening Guidelines and Supplies

Yesterday, the California Department of Education (DOE) released its guidebook for the reopening of schools across California. It follows the state's Department of Public Health guidance (announced last week) and includes many of the same considerations found in the L.A. County Office of Education's (LACOE) Planning Framework, released on May 27.

Read the guidebook at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/strongertogether.asp

The following are highlights from yesterday's CA DOE update on re-opening guidelines, supplies and equipment:

• Guidance:
  • Face coverings: Students and staff should wear face coverings during all educational activities (at school or on a bus).
  • Physical distancing: Students and staff should engage in physical distancing (at least six feet of spacing between seats and in hallways and on buses) at all times.
  • Symptom screening: School districts should identify staff who can take temperatures for students and staff before they enter the campus.

• Personal Protective Equipment: California will provide a 60-day supply of Personal Protective Equipment to TK-12 schools, and will assist public schools (traditional and charter), private schools and childcare facilities in procuring necessary PPE, supplies and equipment.   
  • In L.A. County, the following supplies will be distributed to meet near-term needs of schools & childcare programs:
    • No-touch thermometers for every school and childcare facility totaling more than 47,000;
    • Face shields for every teacher and childcare provider, totaling approximately 2.4 million;
    • More than 14 million cloth face coverings for staff and students;
    • More than 16 million disposable masks;
    • 123,000 N95 masks for school-based health professionals, including those interacting with symptomatic students; and
    • 143,000 gallons of hand sanitizer.

For the latest modifications and updates to LACOE's reopening plan, visit https://www.lacoe.edu/Home/School-Reopening

Have you visited L.A. County’s COVID-19 website recently?

If you haven't recently paid L.A. County’s COVID-19 website a visit, you may be missing out on the latest information. The county’s 37 departments and dedicated staff regularly contribute to the content you'll find on the website so that it's easy to read, useful, and up-to-the minute for you.
 
Take a look at covid19.lacounty.gov
 
Get to know the home page, which includes the county’s top news - at a glance! This one-stop shop also includes information on the following resources (including, but not limited to):

• Latest Health Orders
• Testing
  • Requirements
  • Locations
  • Appointments
• Resources
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Cash Assistance
• The Road to Recovery
  • LA County's Economic Resiliency Task Force Updates
  • Re-Opening Sectors and Protocols
    
• Newsroom
  • Incident Updates
  • Photos
  • Video Library
  • Maps and Digital Dashboards

Were you protesting near people who were not wearing masks?

If you recently participated in a protest near people who were not wearing face coverings, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recommends you self-quarantine for two weeks and get tested for COVID-19 if you develop symptoms.

• Read self-quarantine instructions at: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/COVHomeQuarantine.pdf
• For information about COVID-19 testing, visit covid19.lacounty.gov/testing. To schedule a test, visit lacovidprod.service-now.com/rrs. 

Tips to Beat the Heat

With high temperatures forecast in Los Angeles County this week, residents should take precautions to avoid heat-related illness, especially older adults, young children, outdoor workers, athletes, and people with a chronic medical condition who are especially sensitive to negative health impacts from extreme heat. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health offers the following recommendations during high temperature days:

• Drink plenty of water and keep hydrated throughout the day.

• If you must go out, plan your day to avoid going out during the hottest hours, and wear sunscreen. Wear lightweight, light-colored clothes, and bring a hat or umbrella with you.

• Cars get very hot. Never leave children or pets in cars and call 911 if you see a child or pet in a car alone.

• Beware of heat-related illness, like heat stroke and call 911 if you see these symptoms: high body temperature, vomiting, and pale and clammy skin.

• Check on those at risk, like those who are sick, older adults, pregnant women, and children.

• Avoid strenuous workouts wearing face coverings or masks not intended for athletic purposes; this means avoiding contact with others while you work out.

Celebrating your grad with a car parade?

If you are planning a celebration with a car parade, be sure to view the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s guidelines at: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/protocols/Reopening_carparades.pdf

Be Part of RPVtv’s #RPVTogether PSA

The City invites residents to join us in thanking all of our frontline workers, as well as community members who have stepped up to help our neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Share your photo, video or message of gratitude on social media with the hashtag #RPVTogether to be included in a special community public service announcement that will air on RPVtv. Submissions may also be emailed to mbarnes@rpvca.gov.
 
We are all in this together, RPV.

Cases

As of June 9, there are 65,822 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Los Angeles County, including the South Bay, so the public should not think one location is safer than another and everyone should be aware and practice physical distancing. The total includes 99 cases in Rancho Palos Verdes, 43 in Palos Verdes Estates, 14 in Rolling Hills Estates and two in Rolling Hills. Countywide, 2,707 people have died.

According to the Department of Public Health, 11 deaths have been reported in Rancho Palos Verdes. The City extends its deepest condolences to the families of these residents.

For a list of cases broken down by city, demographic characteristics, and settings, visit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/locations.htm

For an interactive dashboard with maps and graphs showing testing, cases and death data by community, poverty level, age, sex and race/ethnicity visit: http://dashboard.publichealth.lacounty.gov/covid19_surveillance_dashboard/

An interactive dashboard of COVID-19 cases in the South Bay maintained by the City of Torrance is available at bit.ly/2XB1fv1. The dashboard reflects information sourced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus
California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov/covid19 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): cdc.gov/COVID19
World Health Organization: who.int/coronavirus
California Governor’s Office: covid19.ca.gov
County of Los Angeles: lacounty.gov/covid19
L.A. County residents can also call 2-1-1
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control: https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control
 
Sign up for “Notify Me” city listervs at rpvca.gov/notify

Be sure to also follow the City on Nextdoor, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 
 
Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert SouthBay by:

• Texting “alertsb” to 888-777, which returns a link to register for Everbridge (for COVID-19-related alerts, text the keyword "cv19rpv")
• Registering online at alertsouthbay.com
• Downloading the free Everbridge app on an iOS or Android device from the App Store or Google Play. Select “Find an organization or subscription” and search “alertsb”

Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert LA County at https://lacounty.gov/emergency/alert-la/