Sacramento Health Order Updated For Business Sector Change

Sacramento CA

16 March, 2021

11:12 PM

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Press release from the Sacramento County Government: March 12, 2021 The State of California has made adjustments to a business sector in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. To align with the changes, Sacramento County Public Health is issuing an updated Public Health Order, effective Saturday, March 13. Under Sacramento County's current tier designation of Purple/Widespread Tier 1, the Order allows: Wineries, breweries and distilleries in Sacramento County to operate outdoors with specific mitigation measures (with reservations, 90-minute time limit, table seating, onsite consumption, closed by 8 p.m.). In alignment with Purple Tier 1, the following sectors are permitted for OUTDOOR operations only and are to maintain mitigation measures (social distancing, face covering and sanitization): Cardrooms, satellite wagering Family Entertainment Centers (e.g. bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages, kart racing, skating rinks, and arcades) Gyms and fitness centers Movie theaters (maximum 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer) Museums, zoos, aquariums Playgrounds, dog parks, skate parks, and recreational facilities Restaurants Wineries, breweries, and distilleries (with reservations, 90-minute time limit, table seating, onsite consumption closed by 8 p.m.) Bars and pubs may operate outdoors if they are offering sit-down, outdoor meals. Outdoor operations may be conducted under a tent, canopy, or other shelter as long as the structure is classified as "outdoor" using CDPH outdoor business structure criteria. In alignment with Purple Tier 1, the following sectors are open for INDOOR operations and are to maintain mitigation measures (social distancing, face covering, and sanitization) and specific modifications in parenthesis below: All retail (maximum 25% capacity; grocery stores 50% capacity) Critical infrastructure Entertainment production, studios, broadcast Hair salons and barbershops Hotels and lodging Libraries (maximum 25% capacity) Nail salons and electrolysis operations Personal care services (e.g. body waxing, estheticians, tattoo, massage) Places of worship (maximum 25% capacity) Professional sports (without live audiences) Shopping centers (e.g. malls, destination centers, swap meets, excluding food courts and common areas) (maximum 25% capacity) In alignment with Purple Tier 1, bars and pubs are prohibited from operating with the exception of those serving sit-down, outdoor meals.The other sections in the Health Order, including schools and sports, remain unchanged from the previous order.The March 12, 2021, Health Order will be in effect until it is rescinded, superseded or amended in writing by the Health Officer of Sacramento County.Please review the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated guidance on get the most out of masking. All people in California are required to wear face coverings when they are outside of the home, with specific exemptions. As part of the Sacramento County Health Order, it continues to align the County face covering Order with the State mandate. For questions about the Public Health Order, call the Public Health hotline at (916) 875-2400. For complaints about unsafe practices at businesses (e.g. face coverings, social distancing), or violations of the Health Order, dial 3-1-1 or visit the Sacramento County 311 Connect website, or email, [email protected] addition, CDPH has revised the Tier criteria today for case rate, test positivity, and health equity metric thresholds to move to less restrictive Tiers after reaching 2 million vaccinations in the lowest Healthy Places Index quartile 1.For questions about vaccines in Sacramento County, visit the Vaccination Webpage. This press release was produced by the Sacramento County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.