Notices

Coronavirus 2019 - This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and Middletown Housing Authority is responding to the virus using the guidelines provided by the CDC and Orange County.gov

As of now, Middletown Housing Authority will remain open for business. If we must close down, we will put up signage at both locations, Summitfield and David Moore Heights. We are committed to our existing cleaning and maintenance policies; we are also taking the following measures:

• Increased frequency and deep cleaning of hard surfaces in common areas - Laundry rooms.
• Spraying Lysol disinfectant in the mornings, affternoon and end of business day in the lobby and other common areas.
• All staff is equipped with masks, disposable gloves, and disinfectant and are instructed to discard gloves after every use.
• All staff are instructed to stay home if they are feeling sick.
• Practicing social distancing and eschewing the use of shaking hands.
• Only emergency repairs will be taken care of.
• Non-emergency repairs will be postponed until affter mid-April.

Important Health Information For Those Who Have Recently Traveled to Affected Areas 

If you recently traveled to an affected area and feel sick with fever, cough or trouble breathing, you should:

• Seek medical care right away. Call ahead and tell them about your travel and symptoms.
• Avoid contact with others. Stay home, except for seeking medical care.
• Avoid further travel until the illness resolves.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing.
• Wash hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. If unavailable, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

Symptoms

The 2019 novel coronavirus may cause mild to severe respiratory symptoms like:

• cough
• fever
• trouble breathing and
• pneumonia

CDC believes at this time that symptoms may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 days after exposure to the virus.

Prevention

While there is currently no vaccine to prevent this virus, these simple steps can help stop the spread of this and other respiratory viruses:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

Pandemics are unpredictable - this guidance is intended to help  you plan and protect your health and help us get through this together - Middletown Housing Authority/Middletown Housing Associates, L.P.