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Health Order to Limit
Mass Gatherings Signed
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
announced that Ohio Department of Health Interim Director
Lance Himes signed a revised health order to limit mass
gatherings in Ohio.
“Despite the health order
that limited mass gatherings to 10 people that was signed in
April remaining in effect, we have seen rampant spread of
the virus as a result of banquets, wedding receptions, and
social gatherings following funerals,” said Governor DeWine.
“We have seen great tragedy associated with such events.
It’s not the ceremonies causing the problem. It’s the party
afterward.”
In order to minimize the
spread of COVID-19 through airborne particles passing
between people in close contact, wedding receptions, funeral
repasts, and other events at banquet facilities are subject
to the following restrictions:
* No socializing or
activities in open congregate areas and no dancing. * Guests
must be seated at all times. Traditional wedding reception
events such as first dance, toasts, tossing the bouquet and
cutting the cake are permitted. * If serving food and
beverages, guests must be served at their seats. No
self-serve buffets and no self-serve bar areas permitted. *
Masks must be worn at all times unless actively consuming
food or beverages. * No more than 10 people should be seated
at a table and those individuals must be from the same
household.
This order does not apply to
religious observances; First Amendment protected speech,
including petition or referendum circulators, and any
activity by media; and to governmental meetings which
include meetings that are required to be open to the public.
This order goes into effect
November 17, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
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