Austin Chamber Of Commerce - Blog: The Latest City Of Austin COVID-19 Orders And Ordinances

Press release from the Austin Chamber of Commerce - Blog:

(Updated August 6, 2021)

On August 5, 2021, Austin-Travis County moved to Stage 5 of the Austin Public Health (APH) COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines for the first time since 2020.

Stage 5 recommendations include the following:

• Gathering is discouraged as new cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in Travis County with the Delta variant.
• High-risk vaccinated people and partially vaccinated or unvaccinated people should avoid indoor gatherings with or without masks.
• Find a vaccine: COVID-19 vaccine resources.

moved to Stage 2 COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines

• Fully vaccinated individuals can participate in indoor and outdoor private gatherings and dine and shop without precautions if allowed by the business.
• Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals can participate in indoor and outdoor private gatherings and dine and shop with precautions.
• Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, can travel with precautions.

• Face coverings required
• Clean and disinfect high touch items twice per day
• Post signage at each entrance
• Limit gatherings to 10 or less
• Maintain distancing of 6 feet
• Conduct a health pre-screening of each worker
• Signage in English and Spanish in general employee area
• Keep toilets clean, sanitary, and operational
• Provide single use disposable towels and no-touch disposal
• Mandate workers wash their hands
• Follow Austin Public Health guidelines for workers who have contracted COVID-19

This press release was produced by the Austin Chamber of Commerce - Blog. The views expressed here are the author’s own.