{"id":"MET-SEA-008","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"King County, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County","authority":"RCW 70.05.070(2)-(3); WAC 246-100-036; issued \u0027in accordance with, and incorporates by reference,\u0027 the Governor\u0027s Mar. 11, 2020 Proclamation 20-07","instrument":"Local Health Officer Order (gatherings of 50 or more; closure of bars, clubs, gyms, theaters; dining rooms closed)","title":"Local Health Officer Order","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16 (\u0027beginning today, March 16, 2020\u0027)","end":"Events rule \u0027until further notice\u0027; closures \u0027until March 31, 2020 or later if determined necessary\u0027; subsumed by Proclamation 20-25 (Mar. 23, 2020) and the Safe Start phases; no separate rescission located","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-03-31","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","EMP","EVT"],"addressees":["event organizers","bars, dance clubs, fitness and health clubs, movie theatres, night clubs, other social and recreational establishments","restaurants and food service establishments","all other retail including banks, grocery stores, hardware stores, pharmacies"],"clause":"Therefore, as Local Health Officer, I hereby ORDER, that beginning today, March 16, 2020: 1. All events with 50 people or more are hereby prohibited until further notice; 2. All events with fewer than 50 people are discouraged and prohibited unless event organizers observe the COVID-19 prevention measures outlined below. 3. All bars, dance clubs, fitness and health clubs, movie theatres, night clubs, and other social and recreational establishments shall be closed until March 31, 2020 or later if determined necessary; 4. Until March 31, 2020 or later if determined necessary, all restaurants and food service establishments shall cease providing dining room services but may remain open for drive-thru, take-out and delivery services... 5. All other retail, including banks, grocery stores, hardware stores, and pharmacies, should and may remain open provided they observe the COVID-19 prevention measures... Employees must be screened for coronavirus symptoms each day and excluded if symptomatic","enforcement":"Order of the Local Health Officer under RCW 70.05.070 (violation of a local health officer order is a misdemeanor under RCW 70.05.120)","functions":["DR dining room","BA bar","FC fitness facilities","PE theaters and clubs","GATH/EVT events of 50 or more","SF retail conditioned on screening and distancing","HR/WF daily employee screening and exclusion","CB customers"],"notes":"Defines \u0027event\u0027 as \u0027a public gathering on non-tribal lands for business, social, or recreational activities including... community, civic, public, leisure, or sporting events; parades; concerts; festivals; conventions; fundraisers\u0027. Issued in parallel with Proclamation 20-13 (WA-009) and announced by the Executive Mar. 15, 2020 (MET-SEA-010).","sourceUrl":"https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/communicable-diseases/disease-control/novel-coronavirus/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/LHO-Order-gatherings-over-50.ashx","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200317005151/https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/communicable-diseases/disease-control/novel-coronavirus/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/LHO-Order-gatherings-over-50.ashx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":373162,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-008","citation":"Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County, Local Health Officer Order (gatherings of 50 or more; closure of bars, clubs, gyms, theaters; dining rooms closed) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-008)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-010","WA-009","MET-SEA-009","SEC-03-GM-010","SEC-03-GM-025","SEC-03-GM-030","SEC-06-GM-013","SEC-12-GM-022","SEC-17-GM-029","MET-SEA-047","MET-SEA-048","MET-SEA-050"]}