Dr. Thomas Boo, Mono County, Public Health Officer Order:

Closures of Bars and In-room Dining in Restaurants

March 17, 2020

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In order to reduce the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of California has directed, and the Mono County Public Health Department orders the following, effective 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020: 

• All bars, breweries and wine-tasting venues in Mono County shall close, excluding production facilities that do not include any customer or other public contact.
• All restaurants shall be closed for indoor or outdoor seated dining and may be open only to drive-through or other pick-up or delivery option.
• Bars, breweries and pubs that include full meals provided by a full kitchen should follow restaurant guidance and may provide delivery or pick-up options.
• Coffee shops fall under restaurants may continue to offer pick-up service but provide no indoor or outdoor seating for customers.
• All pick up areas shall limit customer waiting areas to no more than 6 people, providing adequate space for six (6) feet of separation between waiting customers and provide for hand sanitation.
• Health clubs and gyms are to be closed.
• Theatres, bowling alleys and other indoor recreations venues should close.
• All non-essential public gatherings or assemblies, regardless of size are prohibited.
• All venues for gatherings should be closed.

Due to the imminent threat to public health Mono County has declared a Local Health Emergency for the County and Town of Mammoth Lakes, which gives the County Health Officer, Dr.Tom Boo, broad authority under state law to take actions as needed to protect the health of the public.

Mono County and the Town of Mammoth Lakes are actively responding to the pandemic in a Unified Command Emergency Operational Center led by Mammoth Lakes Fire Chief Frank Frievalt, Town of Mammoth Lakes Manager Dan Holler, County Chief Administrative Officer Steve Barwick and County Health Officer Dr Tom Boo.

The Unified Town/County response structure incorporates Mammoth Hospital and we are coordinating with Inyo County public health and healthcare facilities as part of the Mono-Inyo Healthcare Coalition, under the guidance of state and federal the COVID-19 response.

Please visit the authoritative source for COVID-19 in Mono County at: https://monocounty.ca.gov/coronavirus.

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