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  • 2020-05-12 (xsd:date)
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  • Is California Separating Children from Parents Who Have COVID-19? (en)
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  • In early 2020, a fake letter claiming to be from the California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services (CDSS), circulated online, spreading false information about the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease on families who receive state benefits. The above-displayed letter appeared to be composed on official CDSS letterhead and signed by California Health & Human Services Agency Secretary Mark Ghaly. It read in part: The letter goes on to state that children with COVID-19 positive parents will be temporarily placed in foster care: This is not true. Adults who test positive for COVID-19 will not be separated from their children (who cannot be sent to foster care over an illness), and recipients of state assistance will not face suspension of their benefits if they fail to get tested. This testing is also not mandatory for recipients of state benefits. CDSS has stated that this letter is categorically false. The letter asked residents to sign up online for appointments, but the referenced website leads to Logistics Health Incorporated, a company that provides healthcare services to government and commercial organizations. The company is based in Wisconsin, but the link on the About LHI page redirects the visitor to LogisticsHealth, a different website. CDSS added: As such, we rate the contents of this letter as False. (en)
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