City Of San Antonio Issues New Public Health Emergency Order

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

June 30, 2020

Today, Mayor Ron Nirenberg signed a fourth addendum to his Eighth Emergency Health Declaration ordering expanded safety requirements for businesses. The order is effective noon on Thursday, July 2 and will remain in place indefinitely.

“The rapid acceleration of COVID-19 cases in our community requires additional vigilance,” said Major Ron Nirenberg. “We all have to stay serious about thwarting the spread of the coronavirus. We can't afford to let up or be complacent. ”

Today, San Antonio reported a surge of 1,268 new COVID-19 cases. The area also continues to see an exponential rise in the number of patients hospitalized, in the ICU, or on ventilators due to COVID-19 complications.

UPDATES TO THE ORDER INCLUDE:

All businesses providing goods or services to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy that must include at a minimum that all employees and visitors go through a pre-screening involving symptom questions and a temperature check.

This is in addition to the Mayor's previous order which mandates that all employees and patrons wear face coverings when they are in an area or performing activities which will involve close contact or proximity to others where six feet of separation is not feasible.

All large gatherings of 100 or more people, whether indoor or outdoor are prohibited. Exceptions to this order include the standard exceptions as detailed by Governor Greg Abbott.

EXCEPTIONS:
Excepted activities including recreational sports programs for youths and adults; professional, collegiate, or similar sporting events; swimming pools; water parks; museums and libraries; zoos, aquariums, natural caverns, and similar facilities; rodeos and equestrian events; and amusement parks and carnivals must implement a Health and Safety Policy to include pre-screening, temperature checks and the use of face coverings by Friday, July 3, 2020 8 am

Exceptions to the order include:

1. Any services listed by the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce
2. Religious services
3. Local government operations
4. Child-care services
5. Youth camps

The following excepted activities must still implement a Health and Safety Policy to include pre-screening of symptoms and temperature checks and must use face coverings where physical distancing is not possible:

6. Recreational sports programs for youths and adults
7. Professional, collegiate, or similar sporting events
8. Swimming pools
9. Water parks
10. Museums and libraries
11. Zoos, aquariums, natural caverns, and similar facilities
12. Rodeos and equestrian events
13. Amusement parks and carnivals

The City of San Antonio will continue to monitor the warning and progress indicators as outlined at covid19.sanantonio.gov to determine whether additional mitigation measures are necessary.

The order is attached.

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The City of San Antonio issues a new public health emergency
order. The order requires health checks prior to entering a business for businesses and prohibits indoor or outdoor meetings of 100 or more people.

SAN ANTONIO (June 30, 2020) - Today, Mayor Ron Nirenberg signed a fourth annex to his Eighth Declaration of Emergency Health that mandates expanded safety requirements for companies. The order is effective at noon on Thursday, July 2 and will remain in effect indefinitely.

"The rapid acceleration of COVID-19 cases in our community requires additional vigilance," said Mayor Ron Nirenberg. "We all must remain serious about thwarting the spread of the coronavirus. We cannot afford to compromise or be complacent."

Today, San Antonio reported an increase of 1,268 new cases of COVID-19. The area also continues to see an exponential increase in the number of hospitalized, ICU, or ventilator patients due to COVID-19 complications.

ORDER UPDATES INCLUDE:
All companies that provide goods or services to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy that must include, at a minimum, that all employees and visitors undergo a pre-screening that includes symptom and a temperature control.

This is in addition to the previous Mayor order that all employees and customers wear mouth guards when they are in an area or perform activities that involve close contact or proximity to others where a six foot separation is not feasible.

All large gatherings of 100 or more people are prohibited, whether indoors or outdoors. Exceptions to this request include the standard exceptions detailed by Governor Greg Abbott.

EXCEPTIONS
Excepted activities that include recreational sports programs for youth and adults; professional, university or similar sports events; swimming pools; Waterparks; museums and libraries; zoos, aquariums, natural caverns and similar facilities; rodeos and equestrian events; and amusement parks and carnivals must implement a Health and Safety Policy that includes pre-detection, temperature controls and the use of mouthguards by Friday, July 3, 2020 at 8 am

Exceptions to the order include:

1. All services listed by the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce Guide
2. Religious Services
3. Government Operations local.
4. Childcare services.
5. Youth camps

The following excepted activities must still implement a Health and Safety Policy to include prior symptom detection and temperature checks and must wear face covers when physical distancing is not possible:

6. Recreational sports programs for youth and adults.
7. Professional, university or similar sports events.
8. Pools
9. water parks
10. Museums and libraries.
11. Zoos, aquariums, natural caverns and similar facilities.
12. Rodeos and equestrian events.
13. Amusement parks and carnivals.

The City of San Antonio will continue to monitor warning and progress indicators as described at covid19.sanantonio.gov to determine if additional mitigation measures are necessary.

Documents to download

• 4th Addendum to the 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency

This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio . The views expressed here are the author's own.