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City of Salem COVID-19 Response Update – April 7, 2020
The City of Salem continues to advance measures to help slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), lessen impacts on healthcare providers responding to this evolving situation, and support Salem residents and businesses during this public health emergency. To view previous updates, please visit www.salem.com/news and click on a previous COVID-19 update.
New Updates
- Mayor Kim Driscoll has authorized several measures to ease the financial burden on Salem property owners. These include (1) the extension of the fourth quarter real estate and personal property tax due date to June 1, (2) the extension of the due date to apply for tax deferrals and exemptions to June 1, and (3) the waiver of any interest and late fees on bills due March 10 through June 30, if paid by June 30. Read the full notification at: www.salem.com/home/news/notice-regarding-city-bills. Additional emergency relief programs are in development by the City and will be announced as they are finalized.
- As part of the region’s collective response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Cities of Salem, Beverly, and Lynn have worked jointly to establish a temporary quarantine location for the region’s homeless population to be kept safe during the emergency. The site is located at the Salem High School field house and is opening the week of April 6th for the duration of the emergency. Residents served by Lifebridge, Riverhouse, and the Lynn Shelter Association will be located at the facility for their own protection and for the protection of the general population, to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Read more about the site and find an FAQ at www.salem.com/home/news/north-shore-homeless-temporary-quarantine-site-salem-high-school.
- The Salem-Ota Cultural Exchange has cancelled the Summer 2020 exchange with Ota, Japan. Read more at www.salemotace.org/?p=3799.
- Salem Public Schools are looking for temporary food service workers to prepare and serve meals to children. In these uncertain times, we are looking to help those children in need and provide some stability back into their life and ensure that the children continue to have access to balanced meals. The food service department proudly prepares 13,000 meals per week. Meals are packaged into brown bags and distributed as a grab and go style meal service at seven indoor sites and eight outdoor sites. More information and application information can be found at https://salem.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1096.
- The Salem Traffic and Parking Department is posting 22 parking spaces downtown as temporary 15-minute parking for pick-up of orders at downtown restaurants. The City asks the public to help our restaurants continue to do business safely and to the greatest extent manageable by limiting parking in these locations to no more than 15 minutes. Violations may receive a ticket. Find out which restaurants are open for pick-up orders at www.salem.org/salem-small-businesses/.
- New on salem.com/together: the grocery delivery schedule from the Salem Pantry has been updated and links for volunteering or requesting assistance from SPUR.
Status of Cases
As of 4:00 p.m. on April 7, 2020, 88 Salem residents have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and one Salem resident has died from the virus. Read Mayor Driscoll’s statement about Salem’s first loss of life to COVID-19 here: https://www.salem.com/mayors-office/news/statement-mayor-kim-driscoll-following-city%E2%80%99s-first-covid-19-death. Additional data about Salem COVID-19 cases is below.
For more information about COVID-19, please visit www.coronavirus.gov and www.mass.gov/coronavirus. Mass DPH has posted an FAQ at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/frequently-asked-questions-about-covid-19 and has activated an information line that can be reached by dialing 2-1-1.
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