In a series of 5 new executive orders, the governor has limited gatherings of people both indoors and outdoors to no more than 50 people, and has ordered a 30-day shutdown of bars, gyms, movie theaters, water parks and tubing. Another order delays the school start date until August 17, which he described as an “aspirational date”.
Gatherings of more that 50 people are allowed if a local government jurisdiction authorizes it and certifies that the even will have adequate mitigation measures.
The closing of bars is limited to places that hold a series 6 or 7 liquor license. A typical restaurant would hold a series 12 license and can therefore remain open.
However, series 6 or 7 license owners that get more than 1/2 of their revenue from food sales can remain open with dine-in or drink-in service. I’m not sure where the data is that documents whether a place gets more than half their revenue from food- hopefully there is a clear data set to make that determination- otherwise that’ll become a big loophole.
When the 30 day closure ends they must adhere to public health regulations, post them for the public. Cities and counties will be responsible for enforcement.
Compliance is king when it comes to public health interventions. Let’s see what compliance looks like before drawing any conclusions about the effectiveness of these interventons.
