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Recommendations on how to minimize the risk and spread of COVID-19:

Wash your hands often, for at least 20 seconds, especially after being in public, coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.

Use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Cover your hands completely and rub them together until they feel dry.

Avoid touching your face.

Practice social distancing, maintaining 6 feet of distance between you and others and avoid groups of 10 or more.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

If you are sick, stay home or seek medical assistance if needed.

For information and resources regarding COVID-19, please visit the following websites for more information:

• General information and updates:
• https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx

• How to protect yourself and others:
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

• Guides to resources for individuals, families, businesses, and other entitites:

Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. The deadline to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan is Dec. 21, 2020. For more information about Coronavirus, please visit: Coronavirus.gov. For more information about available SBA resources and services, please visit: SBA.gov/coronavirus.

Penns Valley School District is offering breakfast and lunches for students for the duration of school closure. To see pickup locations and register go to pennsvalley.org.

The Millheim Borough will be sanitizing the playground equipment on all its properties and the equipment at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park and other high use items, such as buttons at crosswalks, to help minimize the risks to our children, residents and businesses. This will take place every morning until further notice.

• April 1, 2020 is Census Day.
• The number of people who participate in the Census determines the number of seats Pennsylvania gets in the U.S. Congress.
• By law, responses to the Census are confidential.
• Each person in Pennsylvania who participates in the Census provides our state with nearly $21,000 in federal funds for the next 10 years.
• When people are not counted, Pennsylvania risks a reduction in federal representation and funding.
• Mid-March “invitations to participate” will be sent to households across America, please read the instructions and respond.