COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

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• CBP COVID-19 Updates and Announcements
• IATA website has a Coronavirus Outbreak – Update page with updates on which countries and airports are affected by the outbreak. There are increasing security requirements around the world, especially at gateway airports.
• Port of Long Beach Daily Updates (updated daily by POLB’s internal Business Recovery Task Force)
• New LACBFFA COVID-19 Webpage

FDA has set up the following email addresses for importers, manufacturers, or brokers to get COVID-19 related answers directly from FDA’s Subject Matter Experts:

• Diagnostic tests: COVID19DX@FDA.HHS.GOV
• Ventilators: CDRH-COVID19-Ventilators@fda.hhs.gov
• Surgical Masks: CDRH-COVID19-SurgicalMasks@fda.hhs.gov
• Personal protective equipment: CDRH-COVID19-PPE@fda.hhs.gov
• Hand sanitizers: COVID-19-Hand-Sanitizers@fda.hhs.gov
• COVID-19 Cargo Resolution Team (CCRT) at COVID19_RELIEF_IMPORTS@cbp.dhs.gov for inquiries regarding the import of medical supplies and personal protective equipment.

FDA To Temporarily Conduct Remote Importer Inspections Under FSVP Due to COVID-19

Below is a listing of guidance documents that have been issued for specific products related to COVID-19 with applicable product codes and policies:

• Clinical Electronic Thermometers
• Gowns, Other Apparel, and Gloves
• Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices and Air Purifiers
• Face Masks and Respirators
• Non-Invasive Remote Monitoring Devices
• Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices

Full list of all FDA guidance documents related to COVID-19 Please check this site regularly for current information on these and other product areas. Additional guidance will be posted as it becomes available. All questions regarding these instructions, product code assistance for these products, or to resolve entry issues can be submitted to FDA at: COVID19FDAIMPORTINQUIRIES@fda.hhs.gov or 301-796-0356.

• Temporary Policy During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Regarding the Qualified Exemption from the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption
• Food Safety and COVID-19
• FDA COVID-19 Information

CDC and OSHA, in consultation with the FDA, Release the Guidance Protecting Seafood Processing Workers from COVID-19

• During COVID-19, CPSC staff, including the Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) team, is now in full-time remote status. Information on CPSC meetings and FOIA Procedures in the wake of COVID-19 can be found here.
• You can reach the SBO team via their online contact form or by email to sbo@cpsc.gov or call (301) 504-7945.
  
• Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) Enforcement Discretion Testing: On June 25, 2020, CPSC announced enforcement discretion for packages subject to the PPPA testing requirements and regulations stemming from testing challenges posed by COVID-19 for 6 months until December 25, 2020.
• CPSC has developed a COVID-19 Home Safety Information Center that includes a short COVID-19 Home Safety Tips video as a resource to share with your employees and members to help identify and handle the hidden hazards in your home that can cause injury or death.
• Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19: Be Informed, Be Prepared, and Be Safe! The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has begun and CPSC has developed helpful hurricane guidance regarding safety steps to take before and during storms, and tips for when you need to evacuate. Also included is info on how to identify other product safety hazards during the hurricane season, such as charcoal dangers, wet appliances, and gas leaks.
• Checklists for Keeping Your Home Safe During COVID-19: Outdoor Activities CPSC has created a new series of Home Safe Checklists that focus on outdoor activities. Print the lists that work for you, and spend a few moments checking off the safety items. These checklists are simple, clear steps you can take for the safety of your family. 
  • Home Safe: Yard Work
  • Home Safe: Outdoor Repairs
  • Home Safe: Playing Outdoors

• March 10. List 4A. Products excluded, including soaps, medical gloves, toilet paper, and surgical textile products. See: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-10/pdf/2020-05000.pdf.
• March 16. List 3. Products excluded, including shrink-wrap and disposable rubber gloves. See: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-16/pdf/2020-05310.pdf.
• March 17. List 4A. Products excluded, including surgical drapes, sterile decanters, cold packs, face masks, gauze sponges, and shoe and boot covers. See: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-17/pdf/2020-05451.pdf.
• March 31. List 4A. Products excluded, including plastic wound site covers, plastic pill and tablet pouches, medical dispensers, ice bags, and fitness trackers. See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-31/pdf/2020-06600.pdf.

Please review the following information from our local Los Angeles Small Business Administration:

• Helpful Resources
• CA 16332 Amend-1 Fact Sheet (COVID_Gov_Cert_EIDL)
• ELA0-Schedule Of Liabilities
• ELA0-Loan Application Exp 08.31.2021 – Form 5
• ELA0-Monthly Sales Figures for EIDL
• ELA0-Personal Financial Statement

USCG Publishes MSIBs on Commercial Vessel Inspections and Identification of Essential Workers

Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers. Click here for the MSIB 11-20 that makes specific reference to trucking and warehouse workers.

• Economic Relief Programs comparison chart lists the different programs available to businesses highlighting FFCRA, PPP, EIDL, ERC, and PDT. It contains links for more information and/or applications.
• LA Area Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resource Guide lists resources and information to address the needs of the LA area business community to minimize the impacts of COVID-19 to health, to communities and to our economy.