12/5/2020 COVID19 Updates for Muslims

Asalamu Alikum Brothers and Sisters,

This email contains the following information:

• New this week

1. A New COVID-19 Tool for Your Smartphone, called WA Notify
2. Learn about the COVID19 Vaccine availability in WA State
3. State grant for small Business, up to $20,000 Due 12/11/2020 5:00pm. 
4. New COVID-19 Workers’ Rights Flyers
5. CDC latest update for quarantine 
6. FDA authorize LabCorp COVID19 home test

• From last week in case you missed it

7. Registration is now recommended prior to testing for COVID19.

8. Free prayer pocket mat, disposable and reusable face masks

9. Free and reduced flu vaccine clinics

10. First Aid Mental Health training – 8 hours. Recommended for Imams, scholars, and leaders. Free with the coupon “MCNAFREE”. The training is Postponed. 

11. Islamic Centers are required by law to follow the governor’s guidance. 

12.WA State Quarantine for interstate and international travel.

13. Support for workers during COVID-19 outbreak

14. Public Health Seattle & King County is providing one-time cash stipends to qualifying workers in King County to Isolate and Quarantine (SWIQ) program

15. Rental assistance help for the residents in Kirkland and Redmond.

The details: 

COVID 19 Positive cases in WA and King County

(Above image: COVID19 cases in King County)

Please check the COVID 19 Outbreak Summary and the King County Indicator. Below is the graph for the first two weeks of Nov. 

1. WA Notify. Washington Exposure Notifications (also known as WA Notify) is a new tool that works through smartphones, without sharing any personal information, to alert users if they may have been exposed to COVID-19.  It is completely private, and doesn’t know or track who you are or where you go.
2. Learn about the COVID19 Vaccine timeline and availability in King County and WA State
3. Gov. Jay Inslee has announced a total of $100 million for Round 3 of the Working Washington Small Business grants. Small businesses with annual revenues of $5 million or less in 2019 can apply up to $20,000. Due 12/11 5pm. 
4. New COVID-19 Workers’ Rights Flyers. All workers have rights, whether or not they have COVID-19. If you have symptoms, the best way to protect the people you care for is to get tested and stay home from work. Even if you wear a mask, you can spread the virus to your patients, coworkers, friends, and family.
5. CDC latest update for quarantine. Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing. Check the new update.
6. FDA authorizes LabCorp COVID19 home test. FDA authorized LabCorp’s Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit for use by any individual 18 years and older without a prescription

7. Due to high demand at King County test sites, we encourage everyone to register before going to the test site. To register for a test, select the highlighted “Make reservation online” link below your preferred testing location at KingCounty.gov/covid/sites. Online registration is available in English and Spanish. For other languages, or if you have difficulty registering, call the King County COVID-19 Call Center at 206-477-3977 (open daily from 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM). If you need an interpreter, please tell us in English what language you need.

 8. Free prayer pocket mat, disposable and reusable face masks

MCNA & Tarteel School are distributing free prayer pocket mats and face masks, please use this form to order for your Muslim Community center. No need to order if you need it for your family, but you will need to call ahead of time to make sure face masks are available in the pickup location: Zebra Printing, in Bellevue. Thank you Zebra printing for the help. 

9. Free flu vaccine clinics. Free and reduced-cost flu vaccination and other vaccines:

10. First Aid Mental Health training – 8 hours. Recommended for Imams, scholars, and leaders. Free with the coupon “MCNAFREE”. Please register using this link by Dec 4, 2020, to use the 100% free offer. The free offer will be available to everyone on Dec 2, 2020 at 2:00pm. The training consists of 2 hours on demand video training, 6 hours live virtual training in 2 different days.  If you will not be able to attend, please cancel your registration because spaces are limited to 15 people only. Virtual training is Dec 14, and Dec 15, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, with a break for Mugrib Salah. Future training will be shared soon, feel free to ask questions through muslimcna@gmail.com

11. Gov Inslee Guidance to religious based organizations. Many Islamic Centers had not been following the Governor guidelines, especially for the 6 feet distance and wearing face masks. Please share this document with the Muslim leaders, and let them know it is ileagal not to follow the Governor guidence. Gov. Jay Inslee announced a few weeks ago an updated guidance for religious and faith based organizations as part of Washington’s Safe Start phased reopening plan. The religious and faith-based guidance is updated to: “Clarify that physical distancing between non-household members must be 6 feet in all directions;” Islamic center members must follow the 6 feet distance, wear face masks and must have a floor/ground mark for each member that is 6 feet apart. Here is the King County guideline poster for Muslims. 

12. WA Travel advisory. With COVID-19 cases doubling in Washington over the last two weeks, Gov. Jay Inslee issued a travel advisory for Washington, recommending a 14-day quarantine for interstate and international travel. Please stay close to home to slow the spread.

13. Public Health Seattle & King County is providing one-time cash stipends to qualifying workers in King County so you can isolate or quarantine. This stipend can help cover 2-3 weeks of a family’s expenses and varies by household size. The program is not yet launched, more information can be found here. Support for workers during COVID-19 outbreak:

• Return to work letter. Public Health — Seattle & King County strongly discourages employers from requiring workers to get tested after they have completed isolation or quarantine. We have drafted a letter that you can share with your employer explaining the rationale for this policy.

14. Stipends for Workers to Isolate and Quarantine (SWIQ) program

• Program did not start yet
• Tested positive for COVID-19 and/or
• Are a close contact of a positive case

More details

15. Rental assistance help for the residents in Kirkland and Redmond. Please contact IAWW and mention that you are coming from MCNA. Please reachout to IAWW email address. IAWW is the Indian Association of Western Washington.

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