Visit smchealth.org/coronavirus for a monthly community update from County Health Chief Louise Rogers. Information on current health orders, vaccination, and testing can also be found here.
Everyone must wear a face-covering inside, according to San Mateo County’s Health Order effective August 3. A face covering sign is available for businesses to display at storefronts.
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Effective June 15, 2021, at 12:01 a.m., California fully reopens the economy and the State is moving beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. San Mateo County fully aligns with all State COVID-19 health and safety guidelines and has no plans to impose separate guidance.
CHANGES YOU NEED TO KNOW
Capacity and Social Distancing – There are no longer capacity or social distancing requirements for most businesses and public settings.
Masks – Fully vaccinated people may stop wearing masks indoors and outdoors with the following exceptions:
- On public transit (buses, ride-shares, taxis, airplanes, trains, ferries).
- Indoors in K-12 schools, child care, and other youth settings.
- Health care settings and long-term care facilities.
- Correctional facilities and detention centers.
- Homeless shelters, emergency shelters, and cooling centers.
- Businesses, public agencies, and other organizations may still require masks for both employees and the public. Employers are subject to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) or in some workplaces, the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Standard. Employers should consult these regulations for additional applicable requirements.
Mega Events
- Defined as large crowds greater than 5,000 attendees (indoors) and 10,000 attendees (outdoors).
- Vaccine verification/negative testing
- Required for indoor mega events.
- Recommended for outdoor mega events.
- Requirements and recommendations for vaccine verification/negative testing will be effective June 15, 2021, through October 1, 2021.
- Attendees must follow CDPH Guidance for Face Coverings.
For more information on San Mateo County and the State reopening, please read the County’s June 14, 2021 press release.
The office is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
*On-site, in-person consultations are not being scheduled at this time.
PHONE HOURS:
(650) 372-6200
Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM
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