{"id":"MET-SEA-009","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"King County, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"King County Executive Dow Constantine","authority":"King County Code ch. 12.52 (emergency powers); statement of the Executive","instrument":"Executive statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread (announcing the Local Health Officer\u0027s Mar. 11, 2020 order)","title":"Executive Constantine statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread","dateIssued":"2020-03-11","effective":"2020-03-11","end":"n/a (statement)","startDate":"2020-03-11","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["GATH","EVT","EMP"],"addressees":["event organizers","restaurants, retail, music, arts, culture, movie theaters"],"clause":"Gov. Inslee has ordered the prohibition of gatherings of more than 250 people. In addition, we also agreed that gatherings smaller than that should not happen unless very clear Public Health-recommended steps are taken. Our Public Health Officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin, will be signing an order that prohibits smaller events of 250 people or less in King County, unless they meet public health guidelines to ensure social distancing, adequate sanitation, regular health checks of employees, and other measures designed to prevent the virus from being transmitted.... Restaurants, retail, music, arts, culture, movie theaters, can and should continue, if they are able to meet these criteria.","enforcement":"n/a; describes the Local Health Officer order of Mar. 11, 2020","functions":["GATH events","EMP employee health checks","CB"],"notes":"Its terms are recited in MET-SEA-004 and MET-SEA-008.","sourceUrl":"https://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/news/release/2020/March/11-COVID-actions.aspx","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20201029164326/https://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/news/release/2020/March/11-COVID-actions.aspx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":77758,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-009","citation":"King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread (announcing the Local Health Officer\u0027s Mar. 11, 2020 order) (Ex. MET-SEA-009)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-004","MET-SEA-008","SEC-06-GM-013","MET-SEA-031","MET-SEA-032"]}