Health Officer Orders
Archive of all Health Officer Orders related to COVID-19.
Active Orders
- Isolation & Quarantine, Updated July 31, 2020
- Phased reopening (shelter in place update), Updated July 17, 2020
- Mandatory face coverings, June 5, 2020
- Screening and masks for licensed facilities, April 16, 2020
- Laboratory test reporting, March 24, 2020
Superseded Orders
- Shelter in place update, June 5, 2020
- Shelter in place update, May 18, 2020
- Shelter in place update, April 29, 2020
- Mandatory face coverings, April 17, 2020
- Shelter in place update, March 31, 2020
- Shelter in place order, March 16, 2020
Isolation & Quarantine
July 15, 2020 | 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 to quarantine themselves if they have been exposed through close contact with someone who has COVID-19, including household contacts, intimate partners, and caregivers.
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Phased Reopening Order (Shelter in Place Update)
Issued June 18, 2020 | Updated July 17, 2020 | Active
Allows for indoor and outdoor retail, outdoor dining, and non-contact outdoor fitness, and college sports training to resume. Allows places of worship to hold in-person religious services and cultural ceremonies, of 100 or fewer people, or 25 percent of the capacity of the area in which gatherings take place (whichever is less). Allows for outdoor museums, historical sites, and publicly accessible gardens and vehicle based gathering such as drive-in movies.
Update: This Order was updated July 17, 2020 to prohibit indoor worship services, in alignment with current State of California guidelines. The revised Order also includes additional face covering guidance for outdoor dining, to clarify that restaurant patrons should wear face coverings at all times other than when actively eating or drinking.
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Industry resources
Checklists and guidance from California Department of Public Health and California Department of Industrial Relations.
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Mandatory face coverings
June 5, 2020 | Active
Requires everyone to visibly carry face coverings when outside their home, and wear it over their nose and mouth when within 30 feet of others.
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- Everyone must wear a face covering
- Everyone must wear a face covering (English/Spanish)
- Everyone must wear a face covering (English/Spanish/Chinese)
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Screening and masks for licensed facilities
April 16, 2020 | Active
Requires symptom checks, temperature screenings, face coverings, and other measures on all workers, visitors, and residents at licensed facilities.
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Laboratory test reporting
March 24, 2020 | Active
Required labs to report all COVID-19 test results to state and local public health authorities.
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Superseded Orders
Shelter in Place Update
June 5, 2020 | Superseded
Allows childcare and camps to provide services to all children, permits public libraries to offer curbside pickup services, and allows residential housecleaners, dog walkers, pet grooming, and clothing alteration businesses to resume operations. Allows outdoor gatherings between people who have collectively agreed to limit their in-person social activities to only each other for at least three weeks - a "social bubble."
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Shelter in Place Update
May 18, 2020 | Superseded
Extends shelter in place order indefinitely and allows for certain businesses to resume operations: curbside pickup for retail stores as well as manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing which are currently permitted under state of California guidelines. Also allows for pickleball and tennis to resume as singles games only.
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- Childcare, camps available to more workers under new shelter in place order, May 27, 2020
- Tennis and pickleball courts reopen for singles play only, May 22, 2020
- As COVID-19 cases stabilize, curbside retail and manufacturing can re-open, May 18, 2020
- Joint statement from Bay Area Health Officers regarding significant progress on COVID-19 indicators and next steps for reopening, May 18, 2020
Shelter in Place Update
April 29, 2020 | Superseded
Extended shelter in place order through May 31 and relaxed rules on a limited number of activities. Allowed all construction and created new permissible category of 'outdoor businesses.'
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Mandatory face coverings
April 17, 2020 | Superseded
Requires everyone to wear face coverings over their nose and mouth at businesses, when seeking health care, and when using or waiting in line for shared transportation.
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Shelter in place expansion
March 31, 2020 | Superseded
Extended shelter in place to May 3 and further restricted allowed activities.
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Shelter in place order
March 16, 2020 | Superseded
Required everyone to stay home except for essential activities.
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Last updated August 1, 2020