VENTURA — Ventura County Public Health has extended the indoor mask order, requiring all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions. The order will continue to be in effect until October 19, 2021 or until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended by the Health Officer. “Our current case rate of 19.3 is still considered widespread community transmission by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health,” said Public Health Officer Doctor Robert Levin. “We need to see a continued decrease in the case rate and hospitalizations before safely lifting indoor masking requirements to help prevent future surges.”
The order directs that face coverings must be worn over the mouth and nose – regardless of vaccination status – in all indoor public settings, venues, gatherings, and workplaces, including but not limited to offices, retail stores, restaurants and bars, theaters, family entertainment centers, conference and event centers, and government offices serving the public.
Individuals, businesses, venue operators, hosts, and others responsible for the operation of indoor public settings must:
- Require all patrons to wear face coverings for all indoor settings, regardless of their vaccination status; and
- Post clearly visible and easy-to-read signage at all entry points for indoor settings to communicate the masking requirements to all patrons. Signage is provided by Ventura County Public Health at www.vcrecovers.org.
This health order aims to reduce community transmission of COVID-19. Health officials are concerned by the substantial levels of increased community transmission, especially among unvaccinated people. In part, this is due to the widespread COVID-19 Delta variant, which is substantially more transmissible than previous forms of the virus. Recent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also indicates that even fully vaccinated individuals can in some cases spread the Delta variant to others, and so indoor use of face coverings provides an important added layer of protection.
More information about COVID-19 available at:www.venturacountyrecovers.org.
https://www.vcnewschannel.com/news/487-ventura-county-public-health-extends-indoor-mask-order
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Salud Pública del Condado de Ventura Extiende la Orden de Salud que Exige el Uso de Mascarillas en Interiores
Salud Pu?blica del Condado de Ventura ha extendido la orden de salud que exige a todas las personas, independientemente de su estado de vacunacio?n, llevar mascarillas en interiores en entornos pu?blicos, con excepciones limitadas. Esta orden estara? en vigor hasta el 19 de octubre de 2021, o hasta que se prorrogue, revoque, se sustituya o modifique por el Funcionario de Salud. “Los Centros para el Control y la Prevencio?n de Enfermedades y el Departamento de Salud Pu?blica de California todavi?a consideran nuestra tasa de casos de 19.3 como alto nivel de transmisio?n comunitaria,” dijo el Funcionario de Salud Pu?blica, el Doctor como alto nivel de transmisio?n comunitaria,” dijo el Funcionario de Salud Pu?blica, el Doctor Robert Levin. “Necesitamos ver una disminucio?n en la tasa de casos y las hospitalizaciones antes de suspender los requisitos del uso de mascarillas en interiores para ayudar a prevenir olas de casos en el futuro.”
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