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Situational Update Presentation, May 17, 2021

COVID-19 Situational Update (lifting of restrictions May 21 and June 11, 2021; updated mask guidance)

Mayor Muriel Bowser (Executive Office of the Mayor) · District of Columbia (State)

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Jurisdiction
District of Columbia
Level
State
Authority
Official presentation of the Mayor announcing Mayor's Order 2021-069
Issued
2021-05-17 May 17, 2021
Effective
Announces rules effective 2021-05-17 (masks), 2021-05-21 and 2021-06-11 (read as 2021-05-17)
End
Mask rules superseded July 31, 2021 (read as 2021-07-31)
In force
May 17, 2021 to July 31, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirement
Addressees
  • the public
  • all businesses
  • transit
  • health care settings
  • schools and child care
Functions reached
  • End of general restrictions
  • MASK required settings in Q3 2021
Collection
District of Columbia DC

Operative words

Beginning on Friday, May 21, at 5 a.m., restrictions on most public and commercial activity, including capacity limits, types of activities, and time restrictions, will be lifted. On Friday, June 11, nightclubs and large sports and entertainment venues will be able to resume full normal operations.... For now, all people are required to wear a mask in the following places: On the Metro, on buses, and in taxis and ride shares...; Healthcare settings; When required to per workplace or establishment policies... If a business posts a sign indicating that masks are required, then you must wear a mask to go in.

Enforcement

See Mayor's Order 2021-069 (verified_secondary)

Notes

The document a litigator cites for the date the District's general business restrictions ended

Retrieval note

Primary as the Mayor's own document; Mayor's Order 2021-069 itself is graded verified_secondary.