A new health directive issued by the Shelby County Health Department opens buffets and allows indoor dancing, among other things.
Here are the key changes in health directive No. 20:
• Emphasizes the eligibility of everyone 16 and over for the Pfizer vaccine and 18 and older for the Moderna vaccine
• Requires landlords to provide increased notice information to tenants about the availability of resources
• Opens buffets (but requires extra sanitary measures)
• Permits dancing indoors if dancers maintain six feet of separation from those who are not of the same family unit or close contact group
• States explicitly that event planners only need to submit a plan through the portal if the event involves more than 500 people.
Health department leaders said “while the COVID-19 virus remains a threat, these revisions are deemed allowable now as transmission is low.”
“We will carefully monitor viral activity over the next 30 days to determine if more preventive measures can be lifted,” said interim health director La Sonya Hall. “If community transmission remains low, we will welcome the opportunity to lift even more restrictions and return to more normal activities.”
