PROTECTING I II III IV V STRICT STAY-AT-HOME Limit the amount of contact with others STAY-AT-HOME Guard against unsafe interactions with others CAUTIOUSLY REOPEN Strict physical distancing with some businesses reopening GRADUALLY RESUME Continued staggered reopening into a new normal PROTECT Continue to protect vulnerable populations Goal is to continue flattening the curve while safely being outside Goal is to thoughtfully begin to reopen Chicago safely Goal is to further reopen Chicago while ensuring the safety of residents Goal is to continue to maintain safety until COVID-19 is contained Non-essential workers begin to return to work in a phased way Select businesses, non-profits, city entities open with demonstrated, appropriate protections for workers and customers • Additional business and capacity restrictions are lifted with appropriate safeguards • • All businesses open Non-vulnerable individuals can resume working When meeting others, physically distance and wear a face covering Non-business, social gatherings limited to <10 persons Phased, limited public amenities begin to open • • Additional public amenities open Continue to wear a face covering and physically distance • Most activities resume with health safety in place Some events can resume Stay at home if you feel ill or have come into contact with someone with COVID-19 Continue to physically distance from vulnerable populations Get tested if you have symptoms • Continue to distance and allow vulnerable residents to shelter Get tested if you have symptoms or think you have had COVID-19 • Goal is to limit interactions to rapidly slow the spread of COVID-19 WORK LIFE HEALTH • • • CHICAGO Essential workers go to work; everyone else works from home • Stay at home and limit going out to essential activities only • Physically distance from anyone you do not live with, especially vulnerable friends and family Essential workers go to work; everyone else works from home • Stay at home as much as possible • Wear a face covering while outside your home • • Physically distance from anyone you do not live with, especially vulnerable friends and family • • • • • • • • • Set up screenings and tests at work or with your family Sign up for a vaccine on the COVID Coach web portal HOW WE WILL TRANSITION BETWEEN PHASES Chicago is monitoring answers to these 4 questions in order to decide when and how to reopen 01 Is the rate of disease spread across the city and surrounding counties decreasing? 6’ 03 6’ ▪ Tracking cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions, testing, and deaths across city and region ▪ Monitoring cases over time by zip code, age, sex, race, and ethnicity (and direct resources where they are most needed) Are there enough support systems in place for vulnerable residents? ▪ Shelters and housing for vulnerable populations ▪ Increased testing at nursing homes ▪ Food delivery and specific store times for senior citizens ▪ Food security for CPS students and meals through Greater Chicago Food Depository PROTECTING 02 CHICAGO Does the city have the testing and contact-tracing capacity to track the disease and limit spread? ▪ Scaled-up testing across the city ▪ Tracking percent of positive tests 04 Can the healthcare system handle a potential future surge (including beds, ventilators, PPE)? ▪ Adequate ventilator and PPE supply ▪ Surge capacity for hospital and ICU beds ▪ McCormick ready for overflow WE ARE DEVELOPING GUIDELINES TO ENSURE EMPLOYEE SAFETY Chicago has formed Industry and Public Service Working Groups to develop guidance for businesses to reopen safely Safe spaces and working conditions Healthy interactions for workers and customers OPERATIONAL SAFETY FACTORS II III IV V STRICT STAY-AT-HOME STAY-AT-HOME CAUTIOUSLY REOPEN GRADUALLY RESUME PROTECT Social distancing Gathering sizes Protective gear Hygiene requirements Access to establishments Hygiene standards Hygiene guidance Workplace conditions Flexible working models Operations & monitoring I Operational resiliency Travel guidelines Testing and tracing PROTECTING CHICAGO Guidelines by Industry to be shared in the next two weeks Relevant guidance to be shared based upon public health conditions HELP CHICAGO FIGHT COVID-19 AND REOPEN Chicago residents: Go to www.chicago.gov/coronavirus/reopeningsurvey to submit your answers to a survey on your sentiments for Chicago’s reopening strategy or use #reopenCHI on social media to tell us how you are feeling PROTECTING CHICAGO CRITERIA FOR TRANSITIONING TO PHASE III EPIDEMIOLOGIC MARKERS COVID-19 case rate Declining rate of new cases, based on incidence and/or percent positivity1,2 Severe outcome rates Stable or declining rates of cases resulting in hospitalization, ICU admission, and/or death1 Hospital capacity citywide: maximum occupancy by COVID19 patients/persons under investigation Hospital beds: <1800 COVID patients1 ICU beds: <600 COVID patients1 Ventilators: <450 COVID patients1 Testing capacity Test at least 5% of Chicago residents per month Testing percent positivity rates: congregate and community settings Congregate: <30% positive tests1 Community: <15% positive tests1 Syndromic surveillance Declining emergency department visits for influenza-like illness and/or COVID-like illness1 Case investigation and contact tracing Expanded system in place for congregate and community investigations & contact tracing PROTECTING CHICAGO 1 Over 2 Case I II III IV V STRICT STAY-AT-HOME STAY-AT-HOME CAUTIOUSLY REOPEN GRADUALLY RESUME PROTECT Limited progress Progress Advanced progress 14 days, rolling average rate to be adjusted as needed to account for changes in testing rate, using percent positivity