HEALTH OFFICER ORDER NO. 20-14 ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA DIRECTING ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF COVID19

DATE OF ORDER: JUNE 5, 2020

Summary of Order: This Order of the County of Alameda’s Public Health Officer continues to maintain restrictions on movement and public and private gatherings set forth in the Health Officer’s May 18, 2020 Shelter in Place Order. However, in light of the continued progress toward controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the County of Alameda and neighboring jurisdictions, this Order allows certain additional business, recreational, social, and cultural activities to resume. The Order:

1. Allows for small gatherings of individuals from different households or living units to take place in outdoor spaces, subject to certain conditions;

2. Allows childcare providers to provide care to all children, not just children of essential workers, and establishes conditions under which youth extracurricular activities may resume;

3. Allows educational institutions to offer career internship and pathways programs;

4. Allows libraries to open for curbside pickup of books and other media;

5. Replaces the Prior Order’s Social Distancing Protocol with a Site-Specific Protection Plan (Appendix A) for businesses allowed to operate under the Order; and

6. Allows certain business providing services with limited person-to-person contact, including appliance repair and pet grooming services, to resume operations.

Please read this Order carefully. Violation of or failure to comply with this Order is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Safety Code § 120295)

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