UPDATE: 5/16/2020

Let’s be real. The links dubbed as “official” are coming in fast and furious. We have started adding them to this dedicated page. When we add a new one, we consider who shared it with us (like if that person was a government source or a respected media outlet), we will indicate that source, and move the publication date up of this article so that it’s at the top of your article collection as you read our articles on the Coronavirus tag.

NEW YORK STATE

New York State 24/7 Coronavirus Hotline 24/7: 1-888-364-3065

New York State Mental and Emotional Counseling Hotline: 844-863-9314
Open 8am-10pm 7 days a week.

Emotional Support For Health Care Workers: Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services.

New York State’s Coronavirus Page
New York State’s Official Coronavirus Page. Updated daily. A bullet list at the top of the page lists the major developments of the day.
https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home

New York State’s Phased Reopening Plan
Industries Reopening By Phase
An updated page of industries with descriptions of the industry, and plans that need to be met by the businesses in order to open.

NY Forward: A Guide To Reopening New York and Building Back Better

The Guide to Essential vs Non-Essential Businesses (from before the NY Forward Reopening Plan)

New York State Coronavirus Update Email
You can sign up via the link below for emails from New York State.
https://now.ny.gov/page/s/coronavirus-updates

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Twitter
An amazing updating of what is happening hour-by-hour, sometimes minute-by-minute. An easy way to listen to daily briefings on your phone.
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo

Testing for Coronavirus
- Get the up-to-date information at the New York State COVID-19 Website.
The experience of how to get tested changes. As it changes, New York State updates their COVID-19 website.
According to the New York State Website:
- (As of 3/21/2010) “Testing is free to all eligible New Yorkers as ordered by a health care provider or by calling the NYS COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065.”

New York State and Dutchess County urge you to not go to your doctor or an Urgent Care without calling them first. The medical professionals need to prepare to see you. If you are infected with COVID-19, you could expose their office and other patients.

Your doctor may use a telemedicine session with you also. Governor Cuomo has waved all copays for telehealth visits (3/14/2020). Several insurance companies have waived testing and other costs associated to testing.

Dutchess County Testing Locations (this is a live list that is updated as testing increases)

CDC

CDC’s Coronavirus Page
A very clear way to find up-to-date information and stats about coronavirus.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
What to do when you feel sick: CDC Recommendations

WHO

WHO (World Health Organization)
A very clear way to hear about the latest things researchers have learned about coronavirus, and the state of the health care management system and its needs.
https://www.who.int/

WHO’s Website Tool Tracking Coronavirus Caseshttps://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd

BEACON

City Of Beacon Website
www.cityofbeacon.org

City Of Beacon City Council Meetings
Board meetings (City Council, Zoning, Planning) are now being held via video conferencing. City Council Meetings or Workshops every Monday at 7pm.
Get to their channel here.

Beacon’s Mayor’s Update via Emergency Robo-Call System
Want periodic updates phone-calls and emails from the Mayor? Or announcements of important updates?
Sign Up Here >

Quarantined In Beacon And Need Help?
The Mutual Aid of Beacon Group formed and has at least 80 local volunteers ready to help if you cannot leave your house and need help getting things. Take a look at the website - it is really neat! Makes you feel safe living in Beacon. It is a system of connected people who can help. Even if a person doesn’t use technology, there are neighbors who want to look out for them.
Call (845) 206-9836 or email mutualaidbeacon@gmail.com
http://www.beaconmutualaid.com/
Facebook Link

SUPPORTING MAIN STREET BUSINESSES IN BEACON

Restaurants in Beacon: Who is still open, with COVID-19 updates as we learn them. Free. Businesses can submit as needed.
Shopping Boutiques in Beacon: Who is still open, with COVID-19 updates as we learn them. Free. Businesses can submit as needed.
Source: A Little Beacon Blog, edited by Marilyn Perez

DUTCHESS COUNTY

Dutchess County Coronavirus Hotline: 845-486-3555
Open 9am-5pm 7 days a week

Dutchess County’s COVID-19 Case Tracker (aka “Community Impact Dashboard”)
Statistics on positive COVID-19 cases by city/town/municipality, deaths, recovered, etc.
Details >

Orange County COVID-19 Case Tracker
Statistics on positive COVID-19 cases in Newburgh and City of Newburgh.
Details >

Dutchess Responds
A website coordinate volunteer efforts, urgent requests for PPE (masks, sanitizer, gowns, face shields, etc.). If you have any to donate, or if your business can manufacture them.
Details >

Tela-mental-health 24/7 (stress, anxiety, depression, drugs and alcohol): 888-692-9355

United Way Of The Dutchess-Orange Region:
https://www.uwdor.org/covid19-communityresources
Super huge and long list of very helpful links of all kinds.

Dutchess County Coronavirus COVID-19 Website

Dutchess County State of Emergency

Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health

Dutchess County Mental Health Services

BUSINESS HELP

Dutchess Business Notification Network
A website and notification email of updates in the local business world.
https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home
Source: Dutchess County (Ron Hicks) and Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce (Frank Castella)

SBA Disaster Loan Assistance
Application for the SBA Disaster Loan Assistance Program for up to $2 million.
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
More about that loan and how it came to be:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYDUTCHESS/bulletins/281a0f9

Paycheck Protection Program
The Overview page for the program. Is updated.

The FAQ page for the program that provides a lot of detailed guidance. Is updated.

Business Questions for New York State
Place your business questions here for the state. Give them time to respond.
https://esd.ny.gov/covid-19-help

FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Dutchess County Office for the Aging
Good for people looking for info about the county's Home Delivered Meals program - either as a volunteer or a recipient.
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Home-Delivered-Meals-Groceries.htm

LIFE HELP + MENTAL HEALTH
Domestic Violence Resources
https://www.alittlebeaconblog.com/blog/lifestyle-domestic-abuse-in-the-time-of-isolation-awareness-for-local-sources-to-call

PET PREP + HELP
How to foster and adopt during the time of coronavirus.
https://www.alittlebeaconblog.com/blog/pets-consider-fostering-a-dog-or-cat-if-someone-gets-too-sick-to-care-for-them

STATISTICS

nCoV2019
A website created by a 17-year old named Avi Schiffmann. He started it in December 2019 when COVID-19 started in Wuhan, China. His website pulls information from local health department websites via a method called “web scraping.” He builds upon the website based on user feedback. As of 3/19/2019, the website shows stats for: confirmed cases, total deceased, total serious, total recovered.
https://ncov2019.live/
Source: Democracy Now