New Health Order allowing indoor dining, shopping and more
Sonoma County’s Health Officer issued a new Order on today allowing in-person faith based services, indoor retail shopping and dining, hair salons/barbershops, and outdoor recreation business activities and equipment rental. All business sectors opening will be required to follow mitigation measures.
Read the complete Health Order.
This goes into effect at 12:01am on June 6, 2020 and will continue in effect until it is rescinded, superseded or amended by the Health Officer. The Order essentially adopts the Governor’s phase 2 recent announcements as well as incorporates the new parks order while also allowing lower risk outdoor activities and businesses including swimming pools and charter boats – subject to social distancing and other guidance.
County Orders and Guidance documents are located here:
- https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/health-orders/
- http://sonomaedb.org/Business-Assistance/Coronavirus/Business-Management-Plans/
State Orders and Guidance documents are located here:
- State Public Health Order - May 7
- Statewide Industry Guidance
- State's County Variance Industry Guidance
Additionally, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released guidance for counties with variance, which includes Sonoma County, to go to Stage Three and allow further sectors to operate during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) as soon as Friday June 12, 2020. The Sonoma County Health Officer will be discussing this next phase of reopening at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
