COVID-19 Resource Page

For Municipality Actions Provided by Maryland Municipal League 

• Maryland.gov COVID-19 Main Resource Site - Includes Dashboard, Press Releases & FAQ’s
  • Maryland’s COVID-19 Rumor Control
  • Information for Older Adults and Those with Medical Conditions
    
  • Maryland.gov Back to Business - Guidance and Best Practices for Reopening Maryland Businesses
• MACo’s Letter to Governor Hogan Regarding CARES Fund Reimbursements
  • Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) Response to MACo’s CARES Fund Letter
    

• COVIDLink Contact Tracing

Updates from the Governor’s Office

• Updates from Governor Hogan
  • Governor Hogan’s Roadmap to Recovery Resource Site
  • Governor Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery Plan (pdf)
  • COVID-19 Pandemic: Orders and Guidance - Governor’s Office
  • Amending and Restating The Order Dated May 29, 2020 Prohibiting Termination of Residential Services and Late Fees
  • Governor Hogan Announces Launch of Robust Contact Tracing Operation to Support Local Health Departments
  • Governor Hogan and CVS Health Announce 17 New Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Sites in Maryland
  • Governor Hogan Announces Caregiver Services Corps To Help Maryland’s Seniors
  • Governor Hogan Announces Universal COVID-19 Testing for Maryland’s Correctional and Juvenile Facilities
  • Governor Hogan Announces Critical Milestone in COVID-19 Testing Strategy as State Broadens Criteria for Testing, Dramatically Expands Testing Availability Statewide
  • Stage One: Governor Hogan Announces Gradual Reopenings With Flexible, Community-Based Approach
  • Stay-at-Home Executive Order (revised to Safer-At-Home Advisory effective 5/15/20)
  • Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel’s Guidance on Closures and Gatherings. 
  • Governor Hogan’s Face Covering Order
  • Translated FAQs from The Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives
  • Maryland Unites - Includes Resources for Community Support & Governor Hogan’s A-Z Resource Guide
  • Marylander’s Serving Marylander’s Resource Guide
  • Maryland Responds - Medical Reserve Corps
  • Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery
• FACE COVERING GUIDANCE
  • RetailEstablishments
  • PublicTransportation
  • FoodService Facilities
  • AlcoholManufacturer/Sales - Outdoor Dining
  • PersonalServices (Salons, Tanning, Tattoos, Massage Parlors)
  • Indoor& Outdoor Sport Activities (when feasible)
  • YouthCamps (when feasible)
    
  • SwimmingPools (when possible)
• DIRECTIVE AND ORDER REGARDING FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
  
• ENTERTAINMENT FAQs
  • Liveperformance and motion picture theaters (except drive-in) are required to remain closed
  • SeniorCenters are required to remain closed
    
  • AdultSport Gatherings, including motor-cross and car racing, may resume but may not be open to spectators or the general public
    
  • Conventionevents are prohibited until further notice
• HELPFUL LINKS
  
  • SocialGathering FAQs
    
  • FaceCovering Exemptions & FAQs
    
  • BestPractice Documents for Several Businesses
    
  • MDHSecretary Orders

Maryland Attorney General’s Office

• Office of the Attorney General - Open Meeting Acts Manual
• Maryland Attorney General’s Open Meetings Act FAQ

Office of the Comptroller

• Maryland Comptroller’s COVID-19 Resource page
• Comptroller’s Tax Alert
• New Tax Filing Deadlines
• Maryland Comptroller’s List of Take-Out & Delivery Options

Information for Maryland Businesses

• Information for Maryland Businesses 
• Maryland’s COVID-19 Business Response
• Maryland COVID-19 Emergency Relief Programs for Businesses
• MD Department of Health Webinar: COVID-19 Resources for Businesse

Unemployment Benefits

• Division of Unemployment’s Resource Center (includes updates on BEACON One-Stop and Video Tutorials)
• Update from Department of Labor Secretary Robinson Regarding the BEACON One-Stop
  

Education & Childcare

• Updates from Maryland’s Department of Education
• Meal Distribution Map for K-12 Students
• MSEA’s List of Food Distribution Sites
• Resources for Schools and Childcare 
• Information for Child Care in Maryland
• State Funded Childcare for Essential Personnel

Health and Human Services

• Maryland Health Connection Emergency Enrollment
• Maryland Insurance Administration Health Insurance FAQs
• Coronavirus Testing FAQs
• Coronavirus FAQs Regarding VEIP Testing Sites
• FAQs Regarding Telehealth
• Maryland Poison Center: What You Need to Know about Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
• Contacting the Department of Disabilities During COVID-19
• Resources from Maryland’s Department of Aging
  • Department of Aging’s Senior Call Check Program
  • Coronavirus FAQs for Older Adults
  • FAQs Regarding Nursing Facility Orders and Support Efforts

Maryland Emergency Management Agency

• COVID-19 Business/Office Signage Templates

Additional Resources

• Maryland Manufacturing Network - PPE Resources
• Maryland Food Bank’s Response to COVID-19
• Maryland Department of Transportation COVID-19 Response
• Utility Scams Alert - Maryland Office of People’s Council
• Mayland Office of People’s Council COVID-19 Fact Sheets
• Negotiating with Your Utility Provider - Maryland Office of People’s Council

• Federal Agencies Respond to COVID-19
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) COVID-19 Response
  • FEMA Resources for State, Local, and Territorial Goverments
  • Coronavirus Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures (FEMA Fact Sheet) 
  • Coronavirus Rumor Control
  • @FEMA Updates on Twitter
• Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • CDC Reopening Guidance (pdf)
  • Situation Summary Page
  • CDC COVID-19 FAQs
  • Guidelines for Law Enforcement and First Responders
  • American Sign Language (ASL) Resource Videos
  • CDC Recommendations for Election Polling Locations
  • Caring for Someone with COVID-19 at Home
  • Protecting Yourself When Running Essential Errands
  • @CDC Updates on Twitter
• United States Department of Defense (DOD) COVID-19 Response
  • DOD Rumor Control
  • DOD Response Timeline
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Warning: PPE Procurement Scams
• U.S. Department of the Treasury Coronavirus Relief Fund Guidance for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Coronavirus Fraud page
  • DOJ Response
• Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Coronavirus Page
  
  • Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 (CISA) - Updated April 17
  • Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce
  • CISA Insights on Risk Management for COVID-19
• Hazard Recognition and Preventing Worker Exposure (OSHA)
  • Interim Guidance for Workers and Employers of Workers at Increased Risk of Occupational Exposure
• Guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Common Employment Issues 
• USDA Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resource Page
  • USDA Federal Response Resource Matrix
  • USDA Makes it Easier to Feed Kids and Those Who Need Food During the COVID-19 National Emergency
  • USDA Rural Development COVID-19 Resources
    
  • USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) Disaster Assistance Resource Page
    • MyPlate: Food Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic
    • SNAP Fraud Alert
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Partner Toolkit
• Medicaid and CHIP Resources
• Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Resource & FAQ
  • Rural Response to COVID-19
• Health and Human Services (HHS) Provides $225 Million to Rural Health Clinics for COVID-19 Testing

• NACo County Explorer: COUNTY DECLARATIONS AND POLICIES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
• Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center
  • Johns Hopkins Coronavirus (COVID-19) Live Statistics Dashboard
  • Beware of fake JHU online coronavirus map that delivers malware (PDF)
  • JHU Maps & Critical Data
  • JHU Situation Reports
  • COVID-19 Symptom Self-Checker
  • Facts from Hopkins Medical Experts
  • JHU Global Health Now Reality Check
  • COVID-19 Resources for Children (John’s Hopkins Children’s Center)
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents (JHU Hub)            
  • JHU Epidemiologist Answers What Is Needed To Reopen The Country (NPR)
• World Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus Updates
• 2020 State and Local Government COVID-19 Responses (Stateside Associates)
• DirectConnection Interview with UMMS COVID-19 Incident Command Co-Chair, Dr. Greg Schrank
• Confronting Coronavirus: A PBS NewsHour Special
• 4 Simple Ways to Manage Digital Eye Strain During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NVA Eye Wellness)
• Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Counties - GIF (NACo)
• Follow Updates on The Conduit Street Blog

• University of Maryland School of Public Policy Resources for Local Governments
• Seven Things to Consider When Reopening Communities (ICMA)
• Programs in the CARES Act for Local Governments (NLC)
  
• COVID-19 County Response Efforts & Priorities (NACo)
• County Governments and COVID-19: Key Issues and Resources (NACo)
• Counties and COVID-19: Safer at Home Orders (NACo)
• Coronavirus Challenges County Public Health Departments (NACo)
• 2020 State and Local Government COVID-19 Responses (Stateside Associates)
• Handling Stress and Anxiety of Coronavirus Fears in Your County (NACo)
• Managing Through the Coronavirus: What Local Leaders Need to Know (NLC)
• Human Services COVID-19 Resources (NCSL)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Technical Guidance: Risk Communication and Community Engagement (WHO)
• The New Normal: Communities Adjust to Conducting Business Remotely While Maintaining Citizen Input (ICMA)
• State, Local and Federal Partnership: An Essential Tool in Addressing COVID-19 (NLC)
• COVID-19 Planning, Preparation & Response - Resources from OMNIA Partners
• OMNIA Partners - Resources for PPE
• Signage Templates from MEMA
• Management Metrics for Cities in the COVID–19 Crisis - JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Experts Explain Why Reopening Schools is So Complicated - JHU/TODAY
• OMNIA PARTNERS COVID-19 RESOURCES
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Cases Across the United States

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Prevention

• Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities (CDC) 
• Protecting Yourself from Coronavirus (CDC)
• Plan and Prepare Now Before It Hits Your Community (ICMA)
• Prevention Recommendations in Non-Healthcare Workplaces (CDC)
• Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19 Memo (WHO)
• Social Distancing Explained (JHU)

Preparedness 

• Seven Things to Consider When Reopening Communities (ICMA) 
  
• Strategies for Coping with Isolation and Loneliness During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Northwestern University)
• A User’s Guide to Face Masks (New York Times)

Webinars

• Monday, September 14, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Beyond reopening: A leapfrog moment to transform education? (Brookings Institute)
• Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - The vanishing American dream: The economic realities facing middle- and lower-income Americans (Brookings Institute)
  
• Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - NACo Tech Xchange: Fall Virtual CIO Forum Series - Pivoting During Crisis

Past Webinars

(May be available on demand or by contacting administrators)

• COVID-19 Impacts on County Finances: Municipal Bonds, Credit Ratings and Issuing New Debt (NACo)
• How Counties are Investing CARES Act Dollars in Social Safety Net Services (NACo)
• eSchool+ Webinar: The Digital Divide: How to Support In-Person and Virtual Teaching During Fall 2020
• Telehealth and COVID-19: How Digital Platforms Are Critical to Accessing Health Care Services (NACo)
• How COVID-19 is Reshaping the Future of Business and Work (The Hamilton Project)
• Election 2020: How Coronavirus is Changing Politics and Public Opinion (Brookings Institute)
• Reaching and Interacting with Residents during COVID-19 (NACo)
• Child Care and COVID-19: Federal Resources and Best Practices for County Governments (NACo)
• Recreation Leading Recovery: Strategic Planning For the Rebound (ICMA)
• NACo’s Second Townhall on Reopening America’s Counties 
• Billing and Payments in 2020: How Your County Can Combat Changing Priorities in Changing Times (NACo)
• NACo Tech Xchange - Pivoting with COVID-19 - Serving the homeless population and those in need while reopening the County for business
  
• Clean Energy and COVID-19: Green Priorities for the Economic Recovery (eCornell)
• Working Differently in a Post-COVID-19 World (ICMA) 
• Peyton Manning: Positioned to Win, Navigating through adversity like a champion (Nationwide)
• Equitable Economic Recovery After COVID-19: The Power of Community Collaboration (eCornell)
• Taking Care of Yourself: Self-Care Strategies for Effective Leadership (NLC)
• The Essential Home: Solutions for Local Governments (NLC)
• Democracy’s defenders — American diplomacy in the age of COVID-19 (Brookings)
• Data-Driven Justice National Listening Session: COVID-19 Impacts and Innovations Across Justice and Behavioral Health Systems (NACo)
• Reopening Your Business the Right Way During COVID-19 (Baltimore County Public Library)
• How to Get Reopening Right (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Reopening Schools in the Fall Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic (Brookings)
• Tracking a Moving Target: Researching the Impact of COVID-19 on County Governments (NACo)
• Planning and Preparing for Your Local Government’s Return to Work (ICMA)
• Accessing the $2 trillion Recovery Fund for COVID-19: Navigating Federal Funding Streams and Preparing for Federal Reimbursement (Witt O’Brien’s)
• The Open Meetings Act in a Time of Social Distancing (UMD School of Public Policy)
• Engagement During a Crisis: Local Government’s Response to COVID-19 (ICMA) 
• Forward Together: A Local Government Virtual Conference (ICMA)
• Reopening the Coronavirus-Closed Economy — Principles and Tradeoffs (Brookings)
• COVID-19: Doubling Down on an Equitable and Resilient Recovery (NLC)
• Physical Election Security: 2020 Secure the Vote Webinar Series (National Cyber Security Center)
• Fiscal Strategies During a Pandemic (ICMA)
• Employment Law and COVID-19 (ICMA)
• COVID-19 and the Economy (Brookings Institute)
• First Responders, Stress Management and the Coronavirus (Lexipol) 
• COVID-19: How Local Leaders Can Help Vulnerable Households Get Online
• Navigating Public Board Meetings During Crisis (Board Docs)
• Fighting COVID-19: Experiences and lessons from the frontlines in Asia (Brookings)
• Disruption in the Financial Sector (E-Cornell)
• Moving Beyond the Current Crisis: A Plan to Re-open Our Communities (ICMA)
• Cyber Security in a Time of Crisis: Technology Resources (NACo)
• Caring for Aging Populations During COVID-19, Resources for County Leaders (NACo)
• The Role of EMS in Local COVID-19 Responses (ICMA)
• COVID-19: Leveraging Medicaid for Coverage, Testing and Treatment (NCSL)
• Managing Crisis Communications During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ICMA)
• COVID-19: Broadband and Technology Issues (NCSL)
• COVID-19: Housing and Homelessness (NCSL)

Podcasts

• Public Health On Call - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• COVID-19: Dealing with Social Distancing - Scientific American
• Coronavirus Daily (NPR)
• Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction (CNN)
• Everything Coronavirus: Practices, Policy, and the Public (Conduit Street Podcast)
• Charles County COVID-19 Daily Updates
• Our American States: COVID-19: Feeding Kids During a Pandemic (NCSL)
• COVID-19: Healthcare in Rural America (OAS - NCSL)
• COVID-19: Communicating in a Crisis (OAS - NCSL)

Videos

Maryland Insurance Commissioner answers frequently asked questions amid COVID-19

Infographics

• Coronavirus at a Glance - Johns Hopkins Medicine
• What’s the Big Deal? COVID-19 - Caroline County
• 30 Days to Slow the Spread - White House
• Handwashing Poster (PDF)
• COVID-19 Infographic Poster (PDF)
• CDC’s Print Resources
• Coronavirus Myth Busters (WHO)
• Kid’s Guide to Coronavirus (Children’s National)