gether interim guidance for agriculture workers and employers. The guide includes information about exposure risks for farmworkers, hygiene and sanitation recommendations, worker housing recommendations, personal protective equipment requirements, etc. English: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ guidance-agricultural-workers.html Spanish: espanol.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-agricultural-workers.html California’s COVID-19 website, covid19.ca.gov, has a comprehensive COVID-19 information guide for immigrant Californians. The guide includes information about: state restrictions, ways to protect yourself and others, immigration help, public charge information for accessing public benefits, testing and The Future of Farming treatment, information on jobs, wages, The agriculture industry is one of the and benefits, small business support, housmany sectors hit hard by the ongoing ing, food and bills, community safety, and pandemic. The president of the California are all around you. protection against scams and information. Farm Bureau, Jamie Johansson, recently The guide is available in English and Spansaid that the state is expected to lose about ish. $8 billion by the end of the year. Part of English: covid19.ca.gov/img/wp/listos_ this loss is a result of restaurant closures, covid_19_immigrant_guidance_en_daf. especially now that restaurants are closing pdf indoor operations again. Restaurants are a Spanish: covid19.ca.gov/img/wp/listos_ significant part of the agriculture industry’s covid_19_immigrant_guidance_es_daf. business in addition to grocery stores. The pdf fact that so many restaurants are closFor more immigration-related inforing is detrimental to farming throughout mation and resources, visit the Califorthe state. Johansson also reported that nia Immigrant Guide website. There, you the bureau is working hard to prioritize Stay healthy. will find answers to all of your questions farmworker safety by hosting seminars, Wash your hands. about COVID-19, public charge, DACA educating farmers and employers, and updates, disaster relief, adult education distributing 10 million masks to Califorprograms, jobs, benefits, Census 2020 information, and so much nia farmworkers. Going forward, experts are unsure about the more. The site is available in English and Spanish. full scope of the COVID-19 crisis and how it will impact the English: immigrantguide.ca.gov/en agriculture industry, but for now, the state is hoping to mitigate Spanish: immigrantguide.ca.gov/es the impact on farmworkers and farming through education and To learn more about the coronavirus, how it spreads, and personal protective equipment. how to protect yourself, please visit the Center for Disease For more information, check out the CDC and U.S. DepartControl and California Department of Public Health websites ment of Labor’s guide for agricultural workers and employers, for regular updates and additional information. listed. CDC English webpage: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ Information and Resources faq.html The CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor recently put topeople who may have been exposed in a high-risk situation. Tests are available throughout the state at a variety of testing sites at in-person clinics and drive-through locations. In-person testing is available by appointment only. Find the location near you and register to be tested at lhi.care/covidtesting. If you do not have access to the internet, call 1-888-6341123. Services are available in English and Spanish. Drive-through testing requires screening beforehand. To complete your screening, go to www.projectbaseline.com/study/ covid-19/eligibility/. You will need a Google account in order to complete the screening. If you do not speak English, consider having a translator help you with the online form, as the initial instructions and Google account sign in is in English.
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