COVID-19 Updates and Response Information

UPDATE AS OF: APRIL 6, 2020

What Hayward is doing:

For a list of resources for the community visit our COVID-19 Community Resources page.

• Established a Community Relief Fund to receive and direct charitable donations to sustain and protect local residents and businesses during the COVID19 health emergency.
• Made grants of $5000 available for Hayward small businesses, independently owned restaurants
• Passed an emergency COVID-19 eviction moratorium.
• Established a free coronavirus Testing Center.
• Issued a call for local volunteers, established an Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC).
• Established a COVID-19 information hotline: (510) 583-4949
• Suspended all street-sweeping and street-sweeping parking regulations
• All non-essential, non-governmental City meetings and events for the next 30-days have been cancelled. Similarly, we are cancelling the rental of City Hall, the Library, and other City facilities for private gatherings and events for the next 30-days. City Council meetings and other Board and Commission meetings will continue as scheduled.
• To continue providing City services and minimize public contact, we will immediately implement operational changes and partial closures of facilities with the aim of reducing new COVID-19 exposures, transmissions, and infections over the next 48 hours. These changes will include but may not be limited to: consolidation of all in-person business transaction activity to the glass-partitioned counters used by the Revenue Division; shifting of other non-essential services to telephone-only; suspension of new passport appointments; and closing the downtown and Weekes libraries​.

What is COVID-19?

• COVID-19 is the name of the novel coronavirus that is responsible for this outbreak.
• Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that typically cause mild respiratory infections like the common cold but also more severe (and potentially deadly) infections. They are zoonotic diseases, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people.
• Coronaviruses are typically transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets and close contact.
• Common signs of infection include runny nose, cough, fever, sore throat and shortness of breath. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

To learn more visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website:

Frequently Asked Questions

Prevention:

The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
• Wash your 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. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.