July Newsletter

GOVERNMENT
COVID-19 update
OUTDOOR VISITS WITH
SENIORS IN RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITIES WILL BE
ALLOWED WITH PRECAUTIONS
Most care facilities have been under total quarantine, with no
visitors allowed. Some of the main requirements include:
• The visit must be scheduled with the facility prior to the
visit;
• Facilities need to provide information on COVID
instructions and self screening;
• The visitor must be greeted outside at a designated entry;
• A staff member performs a temperature check and
symptom screening;
• The visitor must wear a mask; and,
• All staff and residents must also wear masks.
For more information, please visit:
covid19.colorado.gov/outdoor-visitation.
SAFE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
The safe reopening of schools is a critical step in promoting
children’s health and well-being, and metro Denver’s school
leaders have new guidance for how to safely approach this
challenge. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health
(MDPH) today released COVID-19 Strategies for Schools ,
an evidence-informed guide for the region’s school districts as
they plan to reopen.
The guidance offers evidence-informed strategies that will
allow schools to reopen as safely as possible. The COVID-19
suppression fundamentals of mask wearing, physical
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