Tag: Public Health Order
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Douglas County extends public health order on immigrants, communicable disease
The Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously on Thursday to extend a public health order requiring health information disclosure from organizations transporting immigrants into the county. Board members originally voted on the order in December, deciding to extend it Thursday as a precaution, the officials said in a news release. The order requires that…
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Summit County to reinstate indoor mask mandate amid COVID-19 surge
The Summit County Public Health Department reinstated its public health order Wednesday, mandating face masks in indoor areas amid a massive COVID-19 surge in the county. The order will go into effect Thursday and is set to expire Jan. 31, unless the health department extends it. The mask mandate applies to all public indoor spaces, including…
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COVID vaccines to be required for large, unseated indoor events in Denver metro area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In order to attend large indoor, unseated events in the Denver metro area, attendees will soon have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a public health order published Sunday. The vaccine requirement will…
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Southwest Colorado county enacts mask mandate after surge of COVID-19 cases
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A disaster has been declared in a southwest Colorado county as new cases of COVID-19 have ravaged its small communities. San Juan County, home to just over 700, has seen a dramatic uptick in cases since the first week of August, leading to a county-wide…
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Teller, Arapahoe counties move to increased public health measures amid rise in coronavirus cases
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teller and Arapahoe counties are implementing more restrictions for businesses and public gatherings amid rising coronavirus cases, according to Monday news releases. Teller County on Monday moved to the yellow level of Colorado’s dial that…
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Teller County tracking more COVID-19 outbreaks related to events held by Andrew Wommack Ministries
Health officials are tracking “other [COVID-19] outbreaks” related to events held by Andrew Wommack Ministries, according to a Monday news release from Teller County Public Health and Environment. Wommack Ministries, an evangelical Christian organization that hosts retreats, theater performances and seminars, and runs Charis Bible College in Teller County held a ministers conference at the…
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‘Step Up Colorado,’ says Gov. Jared Polis, announcing media campaign in move to quell rising COVID-19 cases
With cases of COVID-19 surging in nearly half the state, Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday announced a media campaign designed to plead with Coloradans to take seriously the precautions necessary to prevent more cases of the novel coronavirus. The campaign, Step Up Colorado, launches on social and digital media and onto TV and radio in…
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Boulder changes gathering order of people 18-22 after student outrage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County Public Health stepped back on its order prohibiting gatherings of 18- to 22-year-olds Monday, citing safety concerns from University of Colorado students. Public Health Order 2020-07 was amended to prohibit gatherings of more than two college-aged people instead of the original prohibition of…
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Denver cracks down on college students, athletics to fight COVID-19 outbreak
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver issued a public health order targeting college students and athletes in an attempt to stop a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Michael Hancock announced Thursday. Denver’s two-week cumulative incident rate average has more than doubled since Sept. 9, increasing from 78.4 cases to…
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Polis renews Colorado’s safer at home order, extends last call in some counties
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday extended the “Safer at Home” executive order in Colorado, which dictates social distancing and limits the size of social gatherings as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. He also gave a little more leeway on “last call” orders to counties…