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Ex. MO-017 Order Primary source read

State of Missouri Public Health Warning (COVID-19 advisory) of November 19, 2020

Personal behavior, business, travel and local government advisory with county risk categories

Randall W. Williams, MD, Director, DHSS (State of Missouri) · Missouri (State)

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Jurisdiction
Missouri
Level
State
Authority
Advisory issued by DHSS; no order authority invoked
Issued
2020-11-19 Nov. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-11-19
End
Not stated; superseded in practice by vaccination-phase orders of 2021 (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Nov. 19, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • all individuals living or working in Missouri
  • all businesses
  • local jurisdictions
Functions reached
  • OF telework (advised)
  • GATH (advised)
  • MK travel (advised)
Collection
Missouri MO

Operative words

Due to extreme COVID-19 risks, the State of Missouri issues the following public health warning to set expectations for all individuals living and/or working in Missouri and for our local jurisdictions... Wear a mask at all times in public and other settings outside your home where social distancing is not possible.... all businesses are advised to implement basic infection prevention measures... Encouraging telework whenever possible and feasible with business operations... Minimize travel outside of Missouri.... Category 1 County Action Plan: Extreme Risk... Business occupancy: Occupancy limits reflective of social distancing. Social group size: 10 or less.... Masks: Strongly advised in all offices and businesses where social distancing is not possible.... Local communities can establish higher, more stringent standards above the State's public health advisory baseline.

Enforcement

None; advisory ('We do not need to lockdown our communities if people do the right things')

Notes

The State's winter 2020-21 re-tightening was advisory; the mandatory re-tightening was local (St. Louis County Safer-at-Home Nov. 17, 2020; Kansas City Eleventh Amended Order Nov. 20, 2020; Columbia/Boone Orders 2020-14 through 2020-18).

Retrieval note

Cited as the State's own statement of expectations, never as a mandate.

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