"Public Health Madison & Dane County has released Emergency Order #16 PDF . An order overview is below, but please check the full order PDF for details.
Face Coverings
Requirements for face coverings are mostly unchanged from Order #15, except one bullet point was added to the exceptions:
- Face coverings are required for people ages five and older when in any enclosed building with people you don’t live with, in line to enter any enclosed building, and while driving or riding in vehicles with people you don’t live with.
- Certain exceptions exist for fully vaccinated people. Details are below.
- Face coverings are recommended but not required in all other settings, including outdoors when it’s not possible to maintain six feet of physical distancing.
- Face coverings are not required indoors when actively playing an instrument that has a bell cover or, similar cover, that acts as a face covering over the instrument, as long as individuals are spaced at least six feet apart at all times.
Gatherings
Indoor gathering limits increased but requirements for outdoor gatherings are unchanged from Order #15.
- Indoor gatherings. Indoor gatherings are limited to 350 people or less, not including employees if food or drink is offered or provided. Indoor gatherings are limited to 500 people or less, not including employees if food or drink is not offered or provided. Indoor gatherings must also comply with the percentage capacity caps. In addition, gatherings must allow for 6 feet distancing between individuals not from the same household or living unit, except when in transit. Face coverings are required.
- Outdoor gatherings. Numbers must be limited to ensure people who don’t live together can maintain six feet physical distancing at all times, except when in transit.
Schools, Childcare, and Youth Activities
Requirements for schools and childcare are unchanged from Order #15. Youth activities have been added to this section.
Public and private schools, childcare, and youth activities must develop and implement a written hygiene, cleaning, and protective measures policies (see page 3 of order for details on what must be included in those policies). Entities must document staff receipt, acknowledgement, or training of these policies. Schools must implement Public Health Madison & Dane County’s action plan for COVID-19 cases PDF at a school.
Sports
Requirements related to sports unchanged from Order #15.
- Distancing is required at all times between people who don’t live together except when actively participating in the sport.
- Face coverings are required when sports are played indoors.
- Sports must follow gathering limit requirements.
- Sports must develop and implement written hygiene, cleaning, and protective measure policies and the organizing entity must document their receipt, acknowledgement, or training.
- Organizations must implement Public Health Madison & Dane County’s sports action plan PDF for COVID-19 cases.
Businesses
Capacity limits increased for businesses, but all other requirements are the same from Order #15.
- Businesses are limited to up to 75% of approved capacity levels indoors. Actual capacity level must still allow for 6 feet distancing between individuals not from the same household or living unit.
- Businesses must develop and implement written hygiene, cleaning, and protective measure policies and must document staff receipt, acknowledgement, or training on these policies.
- All businesses should, to the greatest extent possible, facilitate remote work and other measures that limit the number of individuals present at an office..."
Dane County Public Health Requirements
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