COVID-19: Newsom establishes hotline to assist seniors

Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a statewide hotline Tuesday to help the state’s 5.3 million residents older than 65 connect with state and local services during the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The state is establishing the hotline, 833-544-2374, in partnership with organizations like AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association to assuage the loneliness and anxiety that the state’s older residents may feel during the pandemic as they are self-isolating.