During a stressful time, where information is constantly changing it may be overwhelming to navigate the abundance of information being presented or to find reliable sources of information. In the event of Covid-19, you can get the most current information from the following.

For updates regarding the how to protect yourself, prepare for Covid-19 as well as identifying symptoms www.cdc.gov and www.who.int.

For ongoing New Jersey related information, visit www.nj.gov; you are able to navigate other government agency and department updates from that direct site. To get more specific information regarding you county, municipality or town, go to their specific webpages. Office of Emergency Management may also have updates about resources in your area.

State of New Jersey

www.nj.gov

https://twitter.com/NJGov

https://www.facebook.com/NJGov

Governor Phil Murphy

https://www.facebook.com/governorphilmurphy

https://twitter.com/GovMurphy

NJ Office of Emergency Management

https://nj.gov/njoem/

https://www.facebook.com/READYNEWJERSEY/

https://twitter.com/ReadyNJ

A list of websites and social media sites for NJ Counties OEM

http://ready.nj.gov/about-us/county-coordinators.shtml

A list of websites and social media sites for NJ local government

https://www.state.nj.us/nj/gov/county/localgov.html

NJ Department of Health

https://www.nj.gov/health/

https://www.facebook.com/NJDeptofHealth/

https://twitter.com/NJDeptofHealth

NJ Poison Control

https://www.njpies.org/coronavirus/

https://twitter.com/NJPoisonCenter

https://www.facebook.com/NJPIES

To talk to a healthcare professional you can call NJ Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.
They will help guide you to the nearest testing center.

NJ211

www.nj211.org

https://www.facebook.com/nj211partnership/

https://twitter.com/nj211

For basic needs information and testing sites, please call NJ211 at Dial 2-1-1 or 1-877-652-1148

If you are using a rotary dial phone, please dial 1-877-746-5211.

TTY users, dial 7-1-1 first.

Or Text your zip code or NJCOVID to 898-211.

They will help guide you to the nearest testing centers.​​​​​​​​

This information last reviewed: Mar 30, 2020