November 16, 2020 --- WA State Governor Inslee’s COVID-19 Guidance

 

To slow the spread of rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases in our State and ensure that hospital and medical systems are not overwhelmed, we are taking the very difficult but necessary steps to protect public health.

 

We recognize this will cause financial hardship for many businesses and the governor and staff are exploring ways to mitigate the impacts. From midnight on Monday, November 16, 2020 through Monday, December 14, 2020 all counties in Washington rollback to the restrictions outlined below.

 

Restriction modifications for all counties effective midnight on Monday, November 16, 2020 unless otherwise noted. If the activity is not listed, it should follow its current guidance. All K-12/higher education, health care, and childcare are exempt from the new restrictions and will follow current guidance. These restrictions do not apply to courts and judicial branch-related proceedings.

 

1.   Indoor Social Gatherings with people from outside your household are prohibited unless they (a) quarantine for 14 days prior to the social gathering; or (b) quarantine for 7 days prior to the social gathering and receive a negative COVID-19 test result no more than 48-hours prior to the gathering. A household is defined as individuals residing in the same domicile.

 

2.   Outdoor Social Gatherings shall be limited to 5 people from outside your household.

 

3.   Restaurants and Bars closed for indoor dine-in service. Outdoor dining and to-go service are permitted, provided that all outdoor dining must comply with requirements of the Outdoor Dining Guidance. Table size for outdoor dining is limited to a maximum of 5 people. These modified restaurant and bar restrictions go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

 

4.   Fitness Facilities and Gyms are closed for indoor operations. Outdoor fitness classes are permitted but are subject to and limited by the outdoor social gathering restriction listed above.

 

5.   Bowling Centers are closed for indoor service.

 

6.   Miscellaneous Venues: All retail activities and business meetings are prohibited. Only professional training and testing that cannot be performed remotely, as well as all court and judicial branch-related proceedings, are allowed. Occupancy in each meeting room is limited to 25% of indoor occupancy limits or 100 people, whichever is fewer. Miscellaneous venues include: convention/conference centers, designated meeting spaces in a hotel, events centers, fairgrounds, sporting arenas, nonprofit establishment, or a substantially similar venue.

 

7.   Movie Theaters are closed for indoor service. Drive-in movie theaters are permitted and must continue to follow current drive-in movie theater guidance.

 

8.   Museums/Zoos/Aquariums are closed for indoor service.

 

9.   Real Estate: Open houses are prohibited.

 

10.               Wedding and Funerals: Ceremonies are limited to a total of no more than 30 people. Indoor receptions, wakes, or similar gatherings in conjunction with such ceremonies are prohibited.

 

11.               In-Store Retail shall be limited to 25% of indoor occupancy limits, and common/congregate seating areas and indoor dining facilities such as food courts are closed.

 

12.               Religious Services limited to 25% of indoor occupancy limits, or no more than 200 people, whichever is fewer. Congregation members/attendees must always wear facial coverings and congregation singing is prohibited. No choir, band, or ensemble shall perform during the service. Vocal or instrumental soloists are permitted to perform, and vocal soloists may have a single accompanist. Outdoor services must follow the Outdoor Dining Guidance, found here, applicable to the structure or facility.

 

13.               Professional Services are required to mandate that employees work from home when possible and close offices to the public if possible. Any office that must remain open must limit occupancy to 25% of indoor occupancy limits.

 

14.               Personal Services are limited to 25% of indoor occupancy limits. Personal service providers include: cosmetologists, cosmetology testing, hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, master estheticians, manicurists, nail salon workers, electrologists, permanent makeup artists, tanning salons, and tattoo artists.

 

15.               Long-term Care Facilities: Outdoor visits are permitted. Indoor visits are prohibited, but individual exceptions for an essential support person or end-of-life care are permitted. These restrictions are also extended to the facilities in Proclamation 20-74, et seq. All other provisions of Proclamations 20-66, et seq., and 20-74, et seq., including all preliminary criteria to allow any visitors, remain in effect.

 

16.               Youth and Adult Sporting Activities: Indoor activities and all contests and games are prohibited. Outdoor activities shall be limited to intra-team practices only, with facial coverings required for all coaches, volunteers and athletes at all times.

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  Kenneth "Ken” or "Kenny” Lee Christophersen

 

            October 22, 1946 – November 3, 2020

 

                        Past Sr Vice Commander, VFW Post 3348

 

                     U.S. Army, Sergeant, Vietnam, Purple Heart