Health & Wellbeing

Keep your close contacts to a minimum. The number of people who are less than 6 feet from you should be as low as possible. Engineer your activities with that in mind. If you need to interact with many people in a single day, keep your mask on, limit each interaction to under 15 minutes, and don’t stand closer than necessary.

Mask indoors and wear your mask properly, fitting securely over your nose, mouth, and chin. Ensure a secure fit around all mask edges. We encourage the use of high-quality disposable masks, worn in a way that minimizes air gaps around the edges. A surgical-style mask or a cup-style protective mask such as KN-95, layered under a form-fitting fabric mask, can ensure good filtration as well as an effective seal. ASTM- or FDA-accepted masks offer greater assurance of filtration quality. Remove your mask only around your household/suite if possible. Use common sense when outdoors. Wear a mask if you’re in a crowd or close to another’s face. If unvaccinated, you’re required to mask outdoors whenever you’re within 6 feet of other people; you must also maintain distance from others when dining indoors.

Dine in small parties of 2-4 people and maintain distance to the extent feasible. Avoid table-hopping. Consider dining consistently with the same people rather than a different group at every meal. Practice “Consume & Cover” — Consume your meal and immediately mask up when done. Use the “Quick Sip Rule” — When drinking, lower your mask, take a sip, and then promptly cover your mouth and nose. If you’re taking your time between bites and sips, put your mask back on. Conversation, checking email, and other activities should be masked, even when you’re in a designated indoor dining area.

Be creative! Plan events outdoors when possible; events where people split into small groups, rather than uncontrolled mingling; and events that don’t involve eating, drinking, or removal of masks (regardless of vaccine or booster status). Given the surge of COVID-19 cases in our community, all food and beverages offered at indoor events and gatherings must be limited to take-out or grab-n-go until further notice. Learn more about event guidance.

If you must provide group transportation for an activity, do so at reduced capacity to allow more distancing in the vehicle, and make sure everyone wears a mask. Get a COVID-19 test early enough to ensure that you have a result before you leave. This reduces the chance that you might expose other travelers along your journey.