Health Officer Orders

• Proof of Vaccination Order, September 1, 2021
• Face Coverings Order, November 1, 2021
• Beyond the Blueprint Order, June 14, 2021
• Isolation & Quarantine, Updated August 19, 2021
• Laboratory test reporting, March 24, 2020

For previously issued Orders that are no longer in effect, see archived COVID-19 Health Orders.

Proof of Vaccination
Issued September 1, 2021 | Active

This Order requires that certain businesses require and obtain proof of full vaccination from all workers and further requires that certain businesses check proof of full vaccination of patrons 12 years and older prior to allowing a patron’s entry to an indoor portion of the business’s facility.

This Order goes into effect September 3, 2021 at 12:01am.

Order

• Health Officer Order

Resources

• Questions and answers, last updated October 7, 2021
• Vaccination and Face Coverings Required Sign
• Vaccine Verification Guidance Document

News

• City Health Officer Order to require vaccination in certain businesses, September 1, 2021

Face Coverings Indoors
Issued August 2, 2021 | Updated November 1, 2021 | Active

This Order requires all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions.

This Order goes went into effect August 3, 2021 at 12:01 am. This order was updated on November 1, 2021 to allow certain regularly gathering, fully vaccinated groups the option to unmask if they follow specific additional public health measures.

• Health Officer Order
• Appendix A

Resources

• COVID-19 Symptom Check Sign
• Vaccine Verification Guidance Document

News

• Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19, August 2, 2021
• In some fully vaccinated spaces, employers can choose whether masks should be worn, October 28, 2021

Isolation & Quarantine
Issued July 15, 2020 | Updated October 28, 2021 | Active

These Orders, issued concurrently, require people who have been diagnosed with or who are likely to have COVID-19 to isolate themselves until at least 1 day has passed since recovery and at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared. The Orders also require people who are not yet fully vaccinated to quarantine themselves if they have been exposed through close contact with someone who has COVID-19, including household contacts, intimate partners, and caregivers.

The Quarantine Order was updated on October 28, 2021 to reflect new CDPH recommendation for vaccinated contacts to be tested 5-7 days after exposure.

Orders

• Public Health Emergency Isolation Order, Updated July 31, 2020
• Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order, Updated October 28, 2021

Resources

• Home isolation instructions: English | Spanish
• Home quarantine instructions: English | Spanish

Laboratory test reporting
March 24, 2020 | Active

Required labs to report all COVID-19 test results to state and local public health authorities.

Order

• Text of order
• Exhibit A
• Exhibit B

News

• Seven Bay Area jurisdictions order laboratories testing for COVID-19 to report testing data to state and local authorities March 24, 2020

Questions? Contact covid19@cityofberkeley.info.

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