Red Zone Rules and Restrictions - Effective February 16, 2021

Southwestern Public Health Unit has now entered the RED ZONE

Rules and Restrictions for Regions in the Red Zone

General public health measures (gatherings, workplace requirements and face coverings)

Gathering limit for all organized public events and social gatherings:
- 5 people indoors
- 25 people outdoors
Religious services, weddings and funerals:
- 30% capacity indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Requirement for workplace screening
Face coverings required in:
indoor workplaces
indoor public spaces, with limited exemptions
Where patrons without face coverings are within two metres of workers, workers must use additional protections such as eye protection
Workplaces must develop and implement a communication/public education plan (highlighting risk)
Physical distancing must be maintained
Non-essential travel from areas of high-transmission to areas of low transmission should be avoided

Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments

Maximum number of patrons permitted to be seated indoors is 10
Require patrons to be seated; 2 metre minimum between tables
Outdoor dining, take out, drive through, and delivery permitted
Dancing, singing and the live performance of brass or wind instruments are prohibited
Require patron contact info (one per party)
No buffet style service
Night clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Eye protection where patrons without face coverings are within 2 metres of workers
Limit operating hours, establishments close at 10 p.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Limit volume of music (to be no louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
Closure of strip clubs
A safety plan must be available upon request

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Gyms and fitness studios permitted to be open with maximum of:
- 10 people indoors or 25 people outdoors in classes; and
- 10 people indoors in areas with weights or exercise equipment
No spectators permitted (exemption for parent and guardian supervision of children)
Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres for areas of a sport or recreational facility where there are weights or exercise equipment and in exercise and fitness classes
Team sports must not be practiced or played except for training (no games or scrimmage)
Activities that are likely to result in individuals coming within 2 metres of each other are not permitted; no contact permitted for team or individual sports, with an exemption for high performance, including parasport, athletes.
Patrons may only be in the facility for 90 minutes except if engaging in a sport
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising
Require contact information for all members of the public that enter the facility
Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Meeting and event spaces

Maximum of 10 people per facility indoors or 25 outdoors
Establishments must be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Retail

Capacity limits of: 75% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies
50% for all other retail, including discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, hardware stores and garden centres
Stores must post capacity limit publicly
Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metre distance and face covering required
Limit volume of music (to be no louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
Consider limiting capacity in retail stores and in shopping malls during winter holiday season
For malls:
- Stores within the malls subject to appropriate retail measures
- Maximum 10 patrons permitted to be seated indoors in mall food court
- Require screening of patrons at mall entrances (for example, questionnaire)
- a safety plan must be available upon request

Personal care services

Oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools, bath houses, other adult venues, hot tubs, floating pools and sensory deprivation pods closed (some exceptions)
Services requiring removal of face coverings prohibited
Change rooms and showers closed
Require contact information from all patrons
Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
A safety plan must be available upon request

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Cinemas

Closed, except for:
- drive-in cinemas
- rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event
Limit of 50 people per facility (revoke OCMOH approved plan)
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
Singers and players of brass or wind instruments must be separated from any other performers by plexiglass or other impermeable barrier

Performing arts facilities

Closed to spectators
Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted
Performers and employees must maintain 2 metre physical distance except for purposes of the performance
Singers and players of brass or wind instruments must be separated from any other performers by plexiglass or other impermeable barrier
Drive-in performances permitted
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
A safety plan must be available upon request

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