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Weymouth Public Libraries Daily Community Connection Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Expanded COVID-19 Testing Criteria The Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued updated guidance expanding the criteria for COVID-19 testing eligibility. Updated guidelines recommend the following: All symptomatic individuals, including those with mild symptoms, should be tested. Symptoms of COVID-19 include: - Fever, chills or shaking chills
- Signs of a lower respiratory illness
- Fatigue, sore throat, headache, body aches or new loss of sense of taste or smell
- Other less common symptoms can include gastrointestinal symptoms and inflammatory conditions
- In elderly, chronically ill or debilitated individuals, symptoms of COVID-19 may be subtle, including alterations in mental status or in blood glucose control
All individuals who are identified as close contacts of a COVID-19 confirmed case by a local board of health, DPH, the Community Tracing Collaborative or a healthcare provider should also be tested.
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Pandemic EBT Program P-EBT, or Pandemic EBT, is a federal program run jointly by the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in response to the COVID-19 related school closures. P-EBT provides food supports to help families with children who were receiving free and reduced-price school meals pay for food. All Massachusetts families with school aged children who qualify for free or reduced price school meals under the National School Lunch Program are eligible for P-EBT. This includes any student in a school that provided free meals to all students. P-EBT cards will automatically be mailed to eligible households soon.
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Virtual Puzzles With Friends For all you jigsaw experts: if you're missing the satisfaction of finishing a puzzle with friends or family, check out this helpful list of websites that allow you to collaborate virtually on puzzles at all levels of difficulty. Puzzle on!
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#Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020 Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET Facebook has planned a special event on the Facebook app and Instagram called #Graduation2020. The commencement address will be given by Oprah Winfrey. Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X, Simone Biles, and more, will share words of wisdom for the class of 2020. Miley Cyrus will do a special performance of her hit song, “The Climb.” The ceremony will acknowledge high schools and colleges in the US by name, state by state, including photos and videos of the class of 2020 and messages from deans and principals across the country. The video will be shared on Facebook Watch and available at facebook.com/facebookapp. Highlights and more will be posted to @instagram account on Instagram, and on contributors’ social media accounts.
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