Denver public health order lifts capacity limits, distancing and mask requirements for most settings
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock during an announcement that the City and County of Denver will launch a drive-up, COVID-19 test site in the parking lot of a downtown sports venue in an effort to stop the rise of the new coronavirus Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Denver. The free testing will be available daily for people who show symptoms of the coronavirus. City officials expect to administer more than 500 tests per day at the site, which opens Friday near the Pepsi Center. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Under Level Clear in Denver, businesses will be able to operate at 100 percent capacity. (Amber Fisher/Patch)
DENVER, CO Denver will move to Level Clear on Sunday, which will allow businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity, public health officials said. The new level will remain in effect for a three-month observation period.
Denver will align with the new statewide mask requirements face coverings will not be required except in settings such as hospitals, childcare centers, homeless shelters, nursing homes and prisons. Some private businesses such as grocery stores, large retailers and coffee shops may also choose to continue requiring face coverings.
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A new level on the COVID-19 dial means more changes for Summit County businesses, but not all owners are pleased.
On Friday, Feb. 26, the county officially moved to level yellow on the state’s dial, allowing nearly all businesses to operate under 50% capacity or up to 50 people. Under level orange, businesses that were not part of the 5 Star Business Certification Program had to operate under 25% capacity or up to 50 people.
Five-star businesses moved to level yellow two weeks prior, as the program lets certified businesses operate under restrictions that are looser than the county’s current level.
Summit County could be operating under level yellow restrictions as soon as Thursday, Feb. 25, if current COVID-19 metrics remain in place. At a Board of Health meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, Dan Hendershott, Summit.