On April 29, 2020, Gov. Doug Ducey extended the statewide stay-at-home order until May 15th and introduced guidelines for a slow reopening for the next two weeks. Listed below are the dates, places opening, along with a brief overview of safety measures for both businesses and customers. Before visiting these places, it is important to stay home if you are sick and take proper precautions if you may be at risk.
May 4, 2020
Retail businesses can reopen for delivery service, window service, walk-up service, drive-thru service, curbside delivery or appointment. It is recommended for customers to choose online delivery or curbside pick-up before choosing other options. Customers should also wear face coverings, visit during low volume hours, disinfect shopping carts, and adhere to social distancing while shopping and waiting in lines. Businesses must enforce proper sanitation, physical distancing, the use of face masks, and implement symptom screening for employees prior to the start of their shift. The retailers that could open are banks, shipping services, hardware stores, decor shops, and many others.
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May 8, 2020
Barbershops and cosmetologists can resume appointment-based services. Proper sanitation of workstations and face coverings for both employees and customers is directed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States Department of Labor Division of Occupational Safety and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). Retail businesses can resume partial in-person operations by adhering to social distancing, limiting occupancy, and implementing comprehensive sanitation protocols.
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May 11, 2020
Restaurants and coffee shops can resume for dine-in services. It is recommended to consider ordering for pick-up or delivery first. If dining in, it is encouraged to dine-in during off-peak hours, practice physical distancing, and wash your hand before and after eating meals. Employers must operate with limited occupancy, implement symptom screening for staff, and sanitize all customer areas after each sitting. The Arizona Department of Health Services recommends employers to provide face masks to staff and implement a sanitation protocol for the bathrooms.
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