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Street sweeping and related parking enforcement will be suspended in the city of Hayward for nearly two weeks due to the coronavirus depleting the city’s number of available staff, city officials said Monday.

Street sweeping and its related parking enforcement will be temporarily suspended through Dec. 10, according to the city. The suspension may also affect the city’s response time to reports of graffiti and illegal dumping.

The city did not disclose whether any of its workers have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to someone who has.

Residents can find updated information on changes to city services at the city’s COVID-19 resource portal at https://hayward-ca.gov/discover/news/apr20/covid-19-resource-portal.

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