Proceeding With Caution

STAY AT HOME
SAFER AT HOME

UPDATED STATEWIDE COVID-19 HEALTH ORDER FOR ALABAMA

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STAY AT HOME

Visit governor.alabama.gov for a full list
of changes, guidelines and updates.

Expired on April 30th at 5 p.m.

AMENDED SAFER AT HOME

The Safer at Home order that ends Friday at 5 p.m.
has been extended until July 31st with no major changes.

STAY AT HOME ORDER:

WHAT’S STAYING THE SAME:

INDIVIDUALS
Ordered to stay at home except to meet basic needs
EMPLOYERS
Businesses closed except for those that meet a critical need or pose a minimal risk;
sanitation and social-distancing rules and guidelines for remaining businesses
RETAIL STORES
Essential retail stores open subject to 50% occupancy rate, social-distancing
and sanitation rules
BEACHES
Closed for all purposes
MEDICAL PROCEDURES
Postponed except for those deemed “necessary” under various criteria as determined
NON-WORK GATHERINGS
Limited to fewer than 10 persons with 6 feet of distance between persons. “Drive-in”
gatherings permitted if participants stay in cars with people from their own households.
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS
Regular programming suspended except meals available through curbside
pick-up or delivery
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Closed to in-person instruction (except for daytime special activities programs)
CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES
Must not allow 12 or more children in a room
HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES
Must implement policies to restrict visitation
RESTAURANTS, BARS AND BREWERIES
Limited to take-out, curbside or delivery
CLOSED
— Entertainment venues (such as night clubs, theaters, bowling alleys)
— Athletic facilities and activities (such as fitness centers and commercial gyms)
— Close-contact service providers (such as barber shops, hair salons, nail salons,
tattoo services)

ENTERTAINMENT VENUES (SUCH AS ARCADES, THEATERS, BOWLING ALLEYS)
May open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
Allowed subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
May open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES
May open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
SUMMER CAMP
May open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
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 may 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.

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Goal

MORE UPDATES COMING SOON AS WE CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE COVID-19 SITUATION