Montgomery County Approves New Reopening Guidelines Beginning Today at 5PM
The Montgomery County Council passed the Fifth Board of Health Regulation this morning. A copy of the amended regulation will be posted later today.
Here is what will go into effect today at 5PM now that 50% of the population has received at least one vaccine dose:
- gathering limits increase to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors;
- businesses limited to 25 percent capacity move to 50 percent capacity if they do not sell or permit the consumption of food or drink;
- camps can move to the gathering limits of 50 indoors and 100 outdoors;
- escape rooms can allow 10 people per game;
- museums and galleries may reopen touch exhibits;
- malls may reopen pedestrian concourses and return tables and chairs inside; and
- sports move to 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors with a similar number of spectators.
The next phase will begin when 60 percent of the population receiving at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine;
- gathering limits increase to 250 people indoors and no limit outdoors;
- most businesses move to 75 percent capacity and may sell food and drink for consumption while seated;
- camps can increase to gathering limits of 250 people indoors with no capacity limit outdoors and may permit campers from outside of Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia;
- convention and banquet facilities are limited to 50 percent of the facilities maximum capacity per State restrictions;
- cigar and hookah bars may permit smoking outdoors;
- food service establishments may move to 75 percent of maximum capacity;
- religious facilities may move to 75 percent of maximum capacity; and
- sports may increase capacity for participants and spectators to 250 people indoors and no limit outdoors.
At 50 percent of the population being fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine all conduct and business in Montgomery County must follow any State or Maryland Department of Health requirements in place at the time.
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