The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- King County, Washington · Seattle · Washington
- Level
- County
- Authority
- RCW 70.05.070; King County emergency proclamation of Mar. 1, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16
- End
- n/a (release); the order it announces is MET-SEA-008
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- bars, restaurants, dance halls, clubs, theaters, health and fitness clubs
- retail
- King County customer-service offices
- Functions reached
- DR
- BA
- FC
- PE
- GATH
- CRT county in-person services closed
- Collection
- Seattle MET-SEA
Operative words
All gatherings with over 50 participants are prohibited until further notice. All gatherings under 50 participants are prohibited until further notice unless previously announced criteria for hygiene and social distancing are met. Restaurants, bars, dance halls, clubs, theaters, health and fitness clubs, and other similar indoor social or recreational venues must cease operations until March 31, 2020. Restaurants and food service establishments may remain open only for drive-through, delivery, and pick-up only, until March 31, 2020.... Starting March 16, many King County in-person services will close in response to COVID-19.
Enforcement
Notes
Banner on the page: 'Starting March 16, many King County in-person services will close in response to COVID-19.'