Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health Emergency

The record

Jurisdiction

Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District) · Seattle · Washington

Level

County

Authority

RCW 70.05.070(2)-(3); WAC 246-100-036; issued 'in accordance with, and incorporates by reference,' the Governor's Proclamation 20-07 of Mar. 11, 2020

Issued

2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020

Effective

2020-03-11

End

'until terminated by subsequent order'. (read as 2020-06-30)

In force

Mar. 11, 2020 to June 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• organizers of events in Snohomish County; their employees

Functions reached

• GATH/EVT events of any size (250+ prohibited; smaller conditioned)
• MK trade shows, conventions, fundraisers
• WS faith-based events
• EMP daily employee screening
• CB

Collection

Seattle MET-SEA

Operative words

[OCR:] NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby DECLARED and ORDERED as follows: 1. All events of 250 or greater attendees are prohibited. 2. Events with fewer than 250 attendees are prohibited unless event organizers take the following steps to minimize risk: Older adults and individuals with underlying medical conditions... are encouraged not to attend (including employees); Social distancing recommendations must be met (i.e., people staying 6 feet from each other...); Employees must be screened for coronavirus symptoms each day and excluded if symptomatic; Proper hand hygiene and sanitation must be readily available to all attendees and employees; Environmental cleaning guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are followed... For the purposes of this Order, an 'event' is a gathering for business, social, spiritual, or recreational activities including, but not limited to, community, civic, public, leisure, faith-based, or sporting events; parades; concerts; festivals; conventions; fundraisers; and similar activities.

Enforcement

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