{"id":"MET-STL-016","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of St. Louis, Missouri","state":"MO","metro":"STL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Fredrick Echols, M.D., Acting Director of Health and Hospitals/Health Commissioner","authority":"Charter of the City of St. Louis art. XIII, § 14-C(c); 19 CSR 20-20.050(c)","instrument":"Health Commissioner\u0027s Order No. 15","title":"Order prohibiting private gatherings of more than 10 attendees (winter 2020 resurgence)","dateIssued":"2020-11-12","effective":"2020-11-14 12:00 a.m.","end":"Until rescinded; rescinded by Order No. 18 (May 14, 2021)","startDate":"2020-11-14","endDate":"2021-05-14","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["GATH"],"addressees":["the public","hosts of private gatherings"],"clause":"Private gatherings, such as house parties, dinners, celebrations, and social events, with more than 10 attendees are prohibited.... For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this order applies to day-to-day operations of businesses, schools, institutions of higher learning, and government offices. All such operations continue to be subject to limitations provided in Orders 8, 9, 11, 13, and 14 including but not limited to requiring face coverings, maintaining a minimum distance of six feet, ensuring employees practice appropriate hygiene measures, ensuring that employees are screened prior to their work shift and are excluded from work if they are ill, and regularly cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces.","enforcement":"RSMo § 192.320","functions":["GATH","BQ private events and catering","EVT","CB"],"notes":"Recites a City positivity rate above 10 percent, a regional seven-day hospitalization average above 550 and 90 percent occupancy of inpatient and ICU beds in Task Force hospitals.","sourceUrl":"https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/communicable-disease/covid-19/orders/upload/City-of-St-Louis-Health-Commissioner-s-Order-No-15-12NOV20.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":68402,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-STL","url":"/library/MET-STL-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-STL-016","citation":"Fredrick Echols, M.D., Acting Director of Health and Hospitals/Health Commissioner, Health Commissioner\u0027s Order No. 15 (Nov. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-016)","stateName":"Missouri","related":["MET-STL-074","SEC-08-GM-008","MET-STL-015"]}