Does Colorado still have stay at home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Colorado is under a Safer-at-Home order. While many businesses and activities are now able to open with safety precautions in place, we still recommend that you stay home as much as possible in order to keep the transmission of this virus low in our communities.
Can I leave Colorado if I get infected with COVID-19 while travelling?
Public health orders may limit your travel or even require you to stay in Colorado during your quarantine or isolation, at your own expense. This means you may not be able to leave the state, regardless of how you travel (e.g. private car or airplane).
Who can apply for a site-specific variance per Colorado’s COVID-19 regulations?
A county can apply with the state for up to 10 variances per 100,000 people for indoor and outdoor venues after first getting approval from the county’s local public health agency.
Is wearing mask mandatory in Colorado?
Governor Polis has enacted a statewide mask order effective nowThe order requires people in Colorado who are 11 years and older to wear a covering over their noses and mouths:• When entering or moving within any public indoor space.• While using or waiting to use public (buses, light-rail) or non-personal (taxis, car services, ride-shares) transportation services.
What is the process if my county in Colorado is ready to move into the next level on the COVID-19 dial?
See full answerTo move to a less restrictive level (e.g., Level Yellow to Level Blue), the county needs to meet and sustain all three metrics for a two-week period. Once the county meets those metrics, the LPHA must formally notify CDPHE if it would like to move to a less restrictive level.LPHAs can notify CDPHE by completing this form.Form submissions should include a letter co-signed by the required stakeholders, or a series of letters from the required stakeholders. Those stakeholders include:
- The local public health agency.
- All hospitals within the county or region (unless there are no hospitals located in the county).
- Hospitals must verify that they have the capacity to serve all people needing their care.
What would cause a venue to lose its variance per Colorado’s COVID-19 regulations?
Two COVID-19 cases linked to a site automatically require a mitigation plan. The variance may be suspended at any time by CDPHE, if deemed necessary, to mitigate disease spread.
How does Colorado’s COVID-19 dial framework affect existing variances?
Counties with a current site-specific variance or a variance with allowances that exceed the new framework will retain those variance(s). Under the new dial framework, counties will be able to apply for new or additional site-specific variances approved by their LPHA, but CDPHE will not accept county-wide variances in this new framework.