Proceeding With Caution
UPDATED STATEWIDE COVID-19 HEALTH ORDER FOR ALABAMA

AMENDED SAFER AT HOME
Goes into effect on May 22nd at 5 p.m.
Ends on July 3rd at 5 p.m.
NEW UPDATES:
ENTERTAINMENT VENUES (SUCH AS ARCADES, THEATERS,
BOWLING ALLEYS)
Open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
Practice allowed on May 23; competition allowed on June 15; all subject to
social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Open on June 1 subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES
Open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
SUMMER CAMP
Open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
WHAT’S STAYING THE SAME:
INDIVIDUALS
Encouraged to stay home and follow good sanitation practices
EMPLOYERS
Businesses may open subject to sanitation and social-distancing guidelines
RETAIL STORES
All retail stores open subject to 50% occupancy rate, social-distancing and
sanitation rules
MEDICAL PROCEDURES
Allowed unless prohibited in the future by the State Health Officer to preserve
resources necessary to diagnose and treat COVID-19; providers must follow
COVID-19-related rules and guidance from state regulatory boards or public
health authorities
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS
Regular programming still suspended except meals still available through
curbside pick-up or delivery
HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES
Still must implement policies to restrict visitation
NON-WORK GATHERINGS
Still required to maintain 6 feet of distance between persons not from same
household
RESTAURANTS, BARS AND BREWERIES
May open with limited table seating, 6 feet between tables and subject to
additional sanitation rules and guidelines
ATHLETIC FACILITIES (SUCH AS FITNESS CENTERS AND COMMERCIAL
GYMS)
Athletic facilities may open subject to social-distancing and sanitation
rules and guidelines
CLOSE-CONTACT SERVICE PROVIDERS
Close-contact service providers (such as barber shops, hair salons, nail salons,
tattoo services) may open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules
and guidelines
BEACHES
Open with no limit on gatherings. Must maintain 6 feet of separation.