COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center
LOS ANGELES COUNTY UPDATE
Trails Do’s & Don’ts, Planned Beach Re-Opening and Project Roomkey Toolkit, plus Business Cleaning Practices, CALFRESH, and LACoFD’s Virtual Tour
The County of Los Angeles is regularly updating resources on COVID-19 and offers today’s update in an effort to keep you and yours informed. Please share the following up-to-date information:
Trails Do’s & Don’ts
LA County reopened previously closed trails and parks this past Saturday, May 9th. And while many had the opportunity to return to the great outdoors for a little physical and mental self-care, we remind LA County residents that physical distancing, face coverings, and avoiding gatherings are a must!
Help us keep LA County trails open by following these Do’s & Don’ts:
DO’S
- Prepare before you visit a trail. Check with the park in advance, know which areas or services are open, and bring what you need with you. You can find the latest trail re-opening information here (link opens in new tab).
- Follow all park, trail or nature preserve rules, regulations and any posted access restrictions.
- Stay at least six (6) feet from others who are not members of your household at all times. This might make some open areas, trails, and paths better to use than others. Avoid crowded areas. Everyone needs a face covering at the trailhead/ parking lots and on any trails where there are other groups of people nearby.
- Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- Pack out all trash.
DON’TS
- Don’t use trails that you know are crowded. If you can’t stay 6 feet away from others that are not part of your household, choose a different trail. If you are on a trail and notice a crowd ahead of you turn back. If it is unavoidable, be sure to wear your cloth face covering as you pass by and do not stop to gather or converse with other groups.
- Don’t leave your home if you are sick with a fever or respiratory symptoms or are currently under isolation or quarantine.
- Do not gather in groups or linger at any one location except as needed for brief rests.
- Do not share food or water while out on the trails.
Review our full COVID-19 Guideline for Trails here (link opens in new tab). To map out your hike, find a family-friendly hike or for information on incline levels, visit trails.lacounty.gov (link opens in new tab).
Sneek Peek: Phase I of Planned Beach Re-Opening
The first phase of planned beach re-openings could begin as soon as this Wednesday, May 13th. In an effort to prepare you for the reopening of our beautiful beaches, we offer an overview of what will likely be LA County’s “Beach Rules” in Phase I:
- Only individual or family exercises and activities will be allowed, such as walking, running, swimming or surfing.
- Face coverings will be required out of the water & around others.
- Six feet (or more) of physical distancing will be required between individuals outside of the same household.
- NO: sunbathing, chairs, canopies, coolers, picknicking, sitting or lying on the sand.
- NO Biking: bike paths, piers & boardwalks remain closed.
- NO: group sports (such as Volleyball), gatherings or events.
- If you or people you live with are sick, stay home!
- Those violating beach rules may be fined or penalized.
While LA County’s beaches remain closed, we do want to make sure
- Only individual or family exercises and activities will be allowed, such as walking, running, swimming or surfing.
- Face coverings will be required out of the water & around others.
- Six feet (or more) of physical distancing will be required between individuals outside of the same household.
- NO: sunbathing, chairs, canopies, coolers, picknicking, sitting or lying on the sand.
- NO Biking: bike paths, piers & boardwalks remain closed.
- NO: group sports (such as Volleyball), gatherings or events.
- If you or people you live with are sick, stay home!
- Those violating beach rules may be fined or penalized.
While LA County’s beaches remain closed, we do want to make sure you know just what to do when the time comes for them to reopen!
To stay on top of all beach closures and re-opening updates, visit beaches.lacounty.gov (link opens in new tab) or follow the Department of Beaches & Harbors on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Project Roomkey Toolkit
Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 continue, especially among the county’s most vulnerable communities. To assist cities with a variety of Project Roomkey communication needs, LA County has prepared this useful toolkit (link opens in new tab).
Plake a moment to view our toolkit and obtain resources that will help your city understand Project Roomkey – and its critical role in fighting COVID-19, protecting our healthcare system and supporting our local business community.
To learn more about Project Roomkey, visit our website at covid19.lacounty.gov/project-roomkey (link opens in new tab).
Business Cleaning Practices
Today, we offer LA County businesses a useful guide on cleaning and disinfection practices for rooms or areas within your place of business. If your business is a non-healthcare facility – perhaps a retail establishment, office, school, daycare center, office, or community center that does not house people overnight – these guidelines are for you:
To clean: 1) dust hard surfaces, 2) damp wipe hard surfaces free of debris, 3) wet mop floors, and 4) vacuum carpet and mats.
To disinfect, use everyday janitorial cleaning supplies and disinfectants for regular surfaces such as floors, tables, desks, counters, sinks, toilets, and other
hard-surfaced furniture and equipment.
Enhanced Cleaning
- For enhanced cleaning, perform your routine cleaning actions AND:
- Increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting of high
touch non-porous objects/surfaces (e.g. desk, table, hard-backed chair, doorknob, light switch, handle, computer, keyboard, mouse, telephones) throughout your facility. - Clean with warm water and soap/detergent. Disinfect high-touch non-porous surfaces at least daily.
- Clean visible stains/debris on porous surfaces (e.g. carpet, rugs,
furniture, and drapes) with appropriate cleaners indicated for
use on the material. - For enhanced disinfection, use routine cleaning disinfectants AND an EPA registered disinfectant approved for viral/bacterial pathogens for high-touch surfaces
- Increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting of high
Deep Cleaning
- For deep cleaning of areas visited or occupied (at some point) by someone ill:
- Close off the space/area used by the ill individual and wait up to 24 hours
before entering if practical. - Open outside doors and windows in the ill individual’s area to increase air circulation if possible.
- Perform routine and enhanced cleaning actions AND thoroughly clean and disinfect ALL non-porous surfaces especially the high-touch surfaces in the ill occupant’s space/office.
- For porous surfaces in the ill individual’s space/office, remove visible contamination, clean with appropriate cleaners, and disinfect with a liquid/spray indicated for use on the material.
- Once thorough cleaning and disinfection has been completed, the space can be reoccupied.
- Close off the space/area used by the ill individual and wait up to 24 hours
- For greatest disinfection, use an EPA-registered disinfectant approved for emerging pathogens.
View the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) complete Cleaning & Disinfection Guide for businesses. Cleaning & disinfection guidance for healthcare facilities, households, or other locations are also available on LA County’s DPH website (link opens in new tab).
CalFresh
LA County wants to remind you that CalFresh food assistance is available. Food assistance is needed more than ever to help individuals and households who have just lost jobs, businesses, homes and other financial resources, as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis.
While LA County’s Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) offices remain closed, DPSS experts are still open for business and are ready to assist you.
If you’re new to CalFresh, learn more about this benefit or apply online, by clicking here (link opens in new tab). For assistance over the phone, call (866) 613-3777.
Virtual Tour: LACoFD Fire Station 125 Opens Its Doors
LA County’s Fire Department (LACoFD) invites you to join them on a tour of Fire Station 125 in the City of Calabasas! With County buildings currently closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the LACoFD has released a virtual tour for viewing in lieu of their Fire Service Day events normally held in May.
So, even though LACoFD is unable to welcome you to their fire stations this year… here they are, bringing one of their stations to you:
LACoFD Virtual Tour (link opens in new tab)
Incident Report
Our daily report is a high level summary of L.A. County Emergency Operations Center’s response to the COVID-19 health emergency. Click here (link opens in new tab) to view.
COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide & Toolkit
View our updated COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide, and get tips on Best Practices, Do’s and Don’ts, Key Messaging, and our Social Media Toolkit – with multi-lingual graphics and messages like the ones seen below.
Access our Social Media Toolkit, click here (link opens in new tab).
LA County will provide 3 home-delivered meals a day to qualifying older adults and adults over 60 who are high-risk as determined by the CDC. To see if you qualify, visit https://wdacs.lacounty.gov/greatplates. Call 2-1-1 to apply!
Chinese: LA縣將每天提供3頓送餐服務,必須符合由CDC確定的老年人和60歲以上的高危人士。要查看您是否符合條件,請瀏覽https://wdacs.lacounty.gov/greatplates.。請撥打2-1-1申請!
Spanish: El Condado de LA proporcionará 3 comidas a domicilio al día a adultos mayores de 60 que califiquen y que estén en alto riesgo según lo determinen los del CDC. Para ver si califica, visite https://wdacs.lacounty.gov/greatplates. ¡Llame al 2-1-1 para solicitar!
Additional Resources
The County of Los Angeles appreciates your continued partnership in responding to COVID-19 questions and needs of residents. For additional information, please visit:
- County of Los Angeles: covid19.lacounty.gov (link opens in new tab)
- County of Los Angeles Public Health: publichealth.lacounty.gov (link opens in new tab)
- California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov (link opens in new tab)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov (link opens in new tab)
- Los Angeles County residents can also call 2-1-1