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As Covid-19 Cases
Rise, Governor Phil
Scott Announces New
Mitigation Measures
To slow the spread of COVID-19 as cases and hospitalizations
rise in Vermont and throughout the nation, Governor
Scott has implemented several temporary limitations on social
gatherings and business operations.
This news follows daily case counts of 72 reported on
Wednesday, 109 reported on Thursday and 84 on Friday, as
well as an increase in hospitalizations in Vermont.
“We’ve had tremendous success thanks to the hard work of
Vermonters, but we are at a pivotal moment,” said Governor
Phil Scott. “We have an opportunity right now to get our arms
around this record growth and return to the case stability
we’ve grown accustomed to, but we all have to step up and
recommit to following all current health guidance and to limit
our contacts as much as possible. At the same time, the State
is actively expanding testing and contact tracing protocols, so
we are even better positioned to hunt this virus down and stop
it in its tracks.”
To slow the spread, ensure hospitals are not overwhelmed,
help schools continue to offer in-person instruction and keep
as many Vermonters working as possible, the State has targeted
new mitigation strategies to address the areas that
appear to be driving the spread. Since October 1, 71% of the
cases associated with an outbreak are associated with an outbreak
from a private party or social gathering.
The following measures are effective Saturday, November
14 at 10 p.m., unless otherwise noted. The Agency of
Commerce and Community Development will provide additional
guidance as needed.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MULTI-HOUSEHOLD
SOCIAL GATHERINGS PROHIBITED
Attendance at all public and private social gatherings,
indoor and outdoor, including social gatherings incidental to
ceremonies, holiday gatherings, parties and celebrations, shall
be limited to participation with only members of a single
household. Individuals who live alone may gather with members
of their immediate family residing in a different household.
RESTAURANT HOURS AND SEATING LIMITS
Restaurants must close in-person dining at 10 p.m., but may
provide curbside and delivery service after 10 p.m. For inperson
dining, restaurants must seat only one household per
table, in accordance with existing capacity limits and the new
restriction on multi-household gatherings.
CLOSURE OF BARS AND SOCIAL CLUBS
Bars and social clubs will be closed for in-person service
until further notice. Curbside and delivery service is allowed.
PAUSING RECREATIONAL SPORTS
Youth and adult recreational sports activities, not related to
Vermont Principals Association sanctioned school sports, are
suspended until further notice.
TELEWORK REQUIREMENTS
All businesses, non-profits and government entities shall
reinstitute telework policies for all employees to the maximum
extent possible. In person meetings are strongly discouraged
and should be held by telephone or video conference
whenever possible.
CONTACT TRACING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
All restaurants and other businesses hosting non-essential
activities shall maintain a 30-day log of employee and guest
names and contact information in case contact tracing is
required by the Health Department. These individuals are
consenting to be contacted by the Health Department Contact
Tracing Team. Further, all Vermonters are directed to comply
with requests made by the Contact Tracing Team. Finally, college
students returning home in Vermont (from in-state and
out-of-state schools) shall quarantine for 14 days or seven
days with a negative COVID-19 test and testing is strongly
encouraged.
“We rely on data to guide each and every decision we
make, and that data has shown us a clear picture of a rising
tide that could have serious consequences,” said Health
Commissioner Mark Levine, MD. “Whether it’s friends or our
own family members, we need to limit any social activities to
our own households to protect all these people that we don’t
even know we’ve put at risk – where we work, where we
learn, where people live in situations that make them more
vulnerable. And we need to make these sacrifices now.”
These steps add to actions taken over the last several days,
including requiring quarantine for all non-essential out-ofstate
travel by Vermonters and for all travelers entering
Vermont from another state; expanding testing opportunities
for Vermonters; and increasing outreach to assess and encourage
compliance with travel and gathering guidance. Governor
Scott has also directed the state’s emergency response team to
prepare to execute existing surge plans, including re-deploying
field hospital sites as a precautionary measure.
Under Addendum 8 to the Amended and Restated Executive
Order 01-20, Governor Scott has also extended the State of
Emergency to December 15.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
• COVID-19 health information,
guidance and case data, visit
www.healthvermont.gov/covid19.
• The Governor’s actions, visit
governor.vermont.gov/covid19response.
• The state’s modeling, visit
dfr.vermont.gov/about-us/covid-19/modeling.
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