Town Of Brookfield: 2021-08-13 CoronaVirus Update #73

Press release from the Town of Brookfield:

August 13, 2021 - 4:55pm

To:          All residentsFrom:    Steve Dunn, First Selectman

COVID CASES IN BROOKFIELD

NEW MASK RULES

The Town of Brookfield recently imposed a mandatory mask requirement in all town-owned buildings, regardless of vaccine status. Unfortunately, the most recent data on the COVID-19 “Delta” variant shows a continued rapid increase in the spread of this highly contagious virus. Furthermore, health authorities expect to see more of the same over the next few weeks.

As a consequence, the Town of Brookfield, in accordance with the Town of Brookfield emergency orders coterminous with the Governor’s Emergency Powers, will join forces with our neighboring towns of Danbury, Ridgefield, Redding, Bethel and New Fairfield, as well as many national retailers, in extending the mask requirement to include all publicly used indoor spaces.

Effective Monday, August 16th, the use of face masks that cover the nose and mouth is mandatory in all indoor areas, both public and private, regardless of vaccine status, where safe social distancing cannot be maintained.  This includes all indoor spaces that are open to the public. Business owners are advised to post notices at all entry points to inform the public of the requirement (see list below for exclusions).

The Delta variant has been found to be more highly contagious than the original (“Alpha”) strain. It is more easily contracted, especially by children, and can be spread asymptomatically to unvaccinated family members with the potential for very serious or fatal consequences.

We sincerely hope this measure will be temporary. We will continue to monitor the data issued by the Centers for Disease Control and the Connecticut Department of Public Health and will adjust our policies as needed.

Not included in this order:

• Private residences
• Work spaces not accessible to the general public
• Indoor restaurant dining when seated at the table
• Outdoor dining

Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep our community safe.

This press release was produced by the Town of Brookfield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.