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Colorado lifts restrictions for large indoor crowds
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Governor’s mask order expires, but masks still required by state health department BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A month and a half after Colorado let its “dial” of coronavirus restrictions expire, the state has also lifted restrictions on large indoor gatherings, a limit that remained after the state dial’s end. The updated statewide public health order that went into effect June 1 also somewhat modified Colorado’s mask requirements. The governor’s mask executive order expired June 1, according to the governor’s office, but its requirements generally live on through the updated public health order. Here’s a look at what changed with the public health order update.
Fort Lupton Weld Re-8 board member Kehle Griego handing off a diploma to a graduate on May 29. See more photos on page 6
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prisons and jails, health care facilities, and schools. The governor announced the State limits on mass events lifted Previously, under Colorado’s changes following updated guidance statewide order, when more than by the federal Centers for Disease `Snapback restrictions’ still possible 100 people gathered in a room in Control and Prevention as of May A “snapback” to state-imposed a public indoor space, the setting 13 that says fully vaccinated people coronavirus restrictions could occur no longer need to wear a mask or Local limits generally lifted could operate at 100% capacity or if hospitalizations rise high enough, The state’s color-coded COVID-19 up to 500 people, with 6 feet required physically distance in any setting, according to a news release from the except where required by law or dial was the set of restrictions counbetween parties of unvaccinated state public-health department. ties had to follow based on the local people or when vaccination status regulations, or local business and In counties whose resident hospispread of the virus. The system afis unknown. That order took effect workplace guidance. talizations threaten to exceed 85% fected capacity at restaurants, other April 16. At that point, individuals 10 years of hospital or hospital system capac- old and younger and those who businesses, indoor and outdoor “Public indoor space” meant any ity, the state public-health depart“cannot medically tolerate” a face enclosed indoor area that is publicly events, and other settings. Colorado ment may require implementing originally implemented the dial last covering were exempt from Coloor privately owned, managed, or additional restrictions, the public Sept. 15. rado’s mask order. operated that is accessible to the Colorado allowed the dial to expire health order’s text says. The state’s updated public health public, serves as a place of employas expected in mid-April, but health order tweaks the exceptions to ment, or provides services. Mask requirements tweaked agencies in the Denver metro area include individuals 11 years of age The term did not include a perDuring a May 14 news conference, extended the dial system locally as or younger. Changing the requireson’s residence, including a room Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton Gov. and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothingments Bank to provide community Jared Polis announced a relaxa rise in virus cases and the continin a hotel or a residential room for start at age 12 was intended members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, ing of the statewide mask order, ued spread of COVID-19 variants students at an educational facility. to reflect the state’s vaccine-eligible which after that point required kept health offiSee cials worried. population, according to the news Under the previous rules, venues another organization that helps with the food drive. more on Page 2. masks unless people can prove they As of May 16, several metro councould apply to their local public are vaccinated in settings such as ties are now operating in what they health agency for a “variance” — or SEE HEALTH ORDERS, P9 exemption — to exceed 500 people, which needed to be finally approved by the state public-health department. Now, the updated public health order removes those restrictions.
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