The following directives for individuals are effective immediately.
• Stay at home as much as possible.
• Work from home whenever possible.
• Encourage socializing by phone and video chats.
Continued
• Stay at home as much as possible.
• Work from home whenever possible.
• Encourage socializing by phone and video chats.
Continued
• Self-quarantine for 14 days after traveling or being exposed to an individual presenting symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-19.
• Engage in appropriate social distancing, including:
— maintaining a 6-foot distance at all times from other individuals when in public;
• Engage in appropriate social distancing, including:
— maintaining a 6-foot distance at all times from other individuals when in public;
— not shaking hands with other individuals;
— not visiting friends or family without urgent need;
— not attending any gathering of any number of people, except for members of the same household or residence.
— not visiting friends or family without urgent need;
— not attending any gathering of any number of people, except for members of the same household or residence.
High-risk individual means any individual who is age 60 or older, or any individual with a serious underlying medical condition.
Limit physical interactions with high-risk individuals.
Limit visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and other residential care facilities.
Limit physical interactions with high-risk individuals.
Limit visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and other residential care facilities.
For Children:
Do not attend school outside the home.
Do not arrange or participate in in-person playdates or similar activities.
Do not allow children on public playground equipment.
Do not attend school outside the home.
Do not arrange or participate in in-person playdates or similar activities.
Do not allow children on public playground equipment.
Food Directives
“We know the hardest hit area of our economy is probably our hospitality industry.”
Do not dine out except for carryout or delivery. Many restaurants are making these accommodations.
Schools may send home food.
“We know the hardest hit area of our economy is probably our hospitality industry.”
Do not dine out except for carryout or delivery. Many restaurants are making these accommodations.
Schools may send home food.
Time Spent Outside:
Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet away from another person at all times while outside.
Exercise outside while maintaining 6-foot distance from another person and without touching common areas.
Do not congregate at trailheads and other outdoor spaces.
Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet away from another person at all times while outside.
Exercise outside while maintaining 6-foot distance from another person and without touching common areas.
Do not congregate at trailheads and other outdoor spaces.
Time spent outside:
Do not travel to, or participate in activities at, any of the following locations:
— places of public amusement or public activity;
— public swimming pools;
— gyms, and fitness centers.
Do not travel to, or participate in activities at, any of the following locations:
— places of public amusement or public activity;
— public swimming pools;
— gyms, and fitness centers.
Travel
Limit travel only to essential travel.
That means:
— safely relocate an individual whose home or residence is unsafe
— care for a family member or friend in the same household or another household, including transporting family members or friends;
Limit travel only to essential travel.
That means:
— safely relocate an individual whose home or residence is unsafe
— care for a family member or friend in the same household or another household, including transporting family members or friends;
Limit travel to essential travel also means:
—transporting a child according to existing parenting time schedules or other visitation schedules pertaining to a child in need of protective services;
— care for pets
— seek emergency services; medications and medical services;
—transporting a child according to existing parenting time schedules or other visitation schedules pertaining to a child in need of protective services;
— care for pets
— seek emergency services; medications and medical services;
— donate blood;
— obtain food, including delivery or carry-out services, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
— obtain other grocery items, gasoline, supplies required to work from home, and products needed to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of homes
— obtain food, including delivery or carry-out services, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
— obtain other grocery items, gasoline, supplies required to work from home, and products needed to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of homes
The following directives for for-profit and nonprofit organizations are effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 30, 2020.
• Consider how best to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and lower the impact in the workplace.
• Encourage and help employees and volunteers to telework from home
• Consider how best to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and lower the impact in the workplace.
• Encourage and help employees and volunteers to telework from home
• Utilize video conferencing and virtual meeting services.
• Implement policies for employees and volunteers who cannot telework
• Be prepared to change business practices if needed to maintain critical operations.
• Accommodate high-risk individuals in the workplace.
• Implement policies for employees and volunteers who cannot telework
• Be prepared to change business practices if needed to maintain critical operations.
• Accommodate high-risk individuals in the workplace.
There’s more we need to do together, says @GovHerbert
Local health departments and local elected officials may make different and enhanced measures if appropriate and necessary.
Local health departments and local elected officials may make different and enhanced measures if appropriate and necessary.
This directive will be in place until April 13. We expect all Utahns to follow the directive, says @GovHerbert.
This will help us recover quickly and grow the economy.
This will help us recover quickly and grow the economy.
Q: What is different today? Is this an order?
A: The difference is one of emphasis and reinforcement. This is an opportunity to re-commit.
A: The difference is one of emphasis and reinforcement. This is an opportunity to re-commit.
Q: Why this route instead of an order?
A: Stay safe/Stay home is easier to understand than shelter in place. We emphasize what you CAN do.
Businesses can continue to stay open if they meet the criteria.
We can be more aggressive if needed.
A: Stay safe/Stay home is easier to understand than shelter in place. We emphasize what you CAN do.
Businesses can continue to stay open if they meet the criteria.
We can be more aggressive if needed.
Q: But wouldn’t a stay at home order stop the virus more quickly?
A: We are trying to get the best outcome for both public health and the economy.
A: We are trying to get the best outcome for both public health and the economy.
Q: Does this allow other jurisdictions to issue a stay at home order?
A: Yes. If it’s appropriate and needful. We hope we can see and show how public health May improve through this directive.
A: Yes. If it’s appropriate and needful. We hope we can see and show how public health May improve through this directive.
Our decisions moving forward will be driven by data. We are constantly analyzing our data. We believe, that if people will participate, good things will happen.
It’s a call to action for all of us.
It’s a call to action for all of us.
Stay home.
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
