San Leandro Launches Coronavirus Phone Service For Residents

San Leandro CA

20 January, 2021

12:10 PM

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SAN LEANDRO — The city of San Leandro has launched the first trilingual "warmline" phone service in an ongoing effort to help residents who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The service contacts professionals who are trained to provide emotional support, coronavirus testing site information and other social/medical services or referrals. Based on the caller's language preference, besides English, services will be provided in both Spanish and Chinese-language in both Cantonese and Mandarin dialects. These services were made possible by the groups La Clinica De La Raza and Asian Health Services in partnership with the city of San Leandro. For Spanish call (510) 535-8480, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For Cantonese and Mandarin, call (510) 735-3940, Monday 1-3 p.m., Tuesday 1-5 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m.-noon and Friday 1-3 p.m. Copyright 2020 by Bay City News, Inc. — Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.