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Local Guidance:
COVID-19 FAQ's for Facilities
Athens County Business Reopening Guidelines

Public Health Orders:

Director's Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (9/23/2020)
Director's Order Requiring Reporting and Notification Regarding COVID-19 Cases in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade Schools (9/4/2020)
Director's Second Amended Order for Non-Congregate Sheltering to be utilized throughout Ohio (8/31/2020)
Director's Order on the Opening of Adult Day Care Services and Senior Centers (8/31/2020)
Director's First Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth. Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports (8/28/2020)
Director's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment Venues (8/25/2020)
Director's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Residential Care Facilities (8/21/2020)
Director's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sport (8/19/2020)
Director's Order Requiring the Use of Facial Coverings in Child Education Settings (8/13/2020)
Director's Corrected Third Order to Extend the Expiration date of Second Amended Order that Provides Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, and Contact Competition, with Expectations (8/1/2020)
Director's Amended Order for Limiting County Fairs to Junior Fair Activities and Animal Exhibitions with Exceptions (7/30/2020)
Director's Order for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio (7/23/2020)
Second Director’s Order to Extend the Expiration date of Second Amended Order that Provides Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, and Contact Competition, with Exceptions (7/22/2020)
Addendum to Director’s Order for Facial Coverings in Counties in Level 3 Public Health Advisory (7/17/2020)
Director’s Order to Extend the Expiration date of Second Amended Order that Provides Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, and Contact Competition, with Exceptions (7/16/2020)
Addendum to Director's Order for Facial Coverings in Counties in Level 3 Public Health Advisory (7/10/2020)
Director's Order for Facial Coverings in Butler, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Huron, Montgomery, and Trumbull Counties in Level 3 Public Health Advisory (7/8/2020)
Director's Second Amended Order that Provides Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, and Contact Competition, with Exceptions (7/7/2020)
Director's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders (7/7/2020)
Director's Order Updating and Revising Requirements and Guidance for Youth Day Camps and Residential Camps, with Exceptions (7/7/2020)
Fourth Amended Director's Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities, with Exceptions (7/2/2020)
Director's Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders (6/30/2020)
Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, with Exceptions (6/30/2020)
Director's Order that Reopens County Fairs and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions (6/16/2020)
Director's Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (6/8/2020)
Third Amended Director's Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities, with Exceptions (6/5/2020)
Director's Order that Reopens Youth Day Camps and Residential Camps, with Exceptions (6/4/2020)
Director's Order that Amends the Requirements for Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures (6/2/2020)
Director's Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions (5/29/2020)
Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing (5/29/2020)
Director's Order that Rescinds the Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties (5/29/2020)
Director's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes (5/27/2020)
Third Amended Order of the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (5/22/2020)
Guidance for Baseball, Softball, Batting Cages, Golf Courses, Miniature Golf, Local and Public Pools and Aquatic Centers, Tennis Facilities, Skills Training for All Sports, General Non-Contact Sports including Bowling Alleys, with Exceptions (5/22/2020)
Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with Exceptions (5/22/2020)
Director's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order (5/20/2020)
Director's Order that Reopens Campgrounds, with Exceptions (5/20/2020
Urgent Health Advisory - Ohioans Protecting Ohioans (5/20/2020)
Director's Dine Safe Ohio Order (5/14/2020)
Director's Order that Reopens Personal Services (5/14/2020)

News Releases:

Continued Closures (as of 8/20/2020)

General Resources:

Signage:

Face Coverings Signage
County Mandatory Face Coverings Signage
Editable Welcome "Stop Sign" - for businesses to post as a reminder to customers to stay home if sick
COVID-19 Prevention Sign
CDC Symptoms of COVID-19 Sign
CDC Stop the Spread of Germs Sign
Do Your Part to Fight COVID-19 Infographic
Face Coverings Signage
Health Screening Questions for Use with Customers
Social Distancing Signage
Symptoms Signage
Employee Breaks Signage
Shopping Prevention Signage
Playground Signage
Additional signage from the Ohio Department of Health can be found by clicking here

Sector Specific Guidance & Resources:
*Please note these guidance documents frequently change. The most up to date versions can be found by clicking here.

Healthcare & Hospitals (Changes start 5/1/2020)

Manufacturing, Distribution & Construction (Reopens 5/4/2020)

General Office Environments (Reopens 5/4/2020)

Consumer, Retail & Services (Reopens 5/12/2020)

Mandatory & Recommended Best Practices (PDF)

Personal Services (Reopens 5/15/2020)

Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barbershops, Tanning Facilities, Tattoo Parlors, & Body Piercing- Mandatory & Recommended Best Practices (PDF)
En Español
Sectors Licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio- Mandatory & Recommended Best Practices (PDF)

Restaurants, Bars, and Banquet & Catering Facilities/Services (Outdoor- 5/15/2020 & Indoor- 5/21/2020)

Outdoor Recreation (Reopens 5/15/2020)