Notwithstanding PA’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions as of 8 am on January 4, 2021, Philadelphia has opted to extend restrictions on indoor dining, theaters, casinos and other indoor events until January 15, 2021 due to expectations regarding the holiday season.
As such, Philadelphia will continue to prohibits indoor dining, indoor gatherings or events, theaters, casinos, colleges with in-person instruction and indoor organized sports from operating. These restrictions were previously set to expire on Jan. 1, 2021.
Per the Philadelphia Business Journal, the restrictions were extended on what the Philadelphia Department of Public Health determined to be “higher risk” of transmission in enclosed spaces without ample ventilation, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said Tuesday.
Duane Morris has created a COVID-19 Strategy Team to help organizations plan, respond to and address this fast-moving situation. Contact your Duane Morris attorney for more information. Prior Alerts on the topic are available on the team’s webpage.
If you have any questions about this post, please contact Brad A. Molotsky, Elizabeth Mincer, Sharon Caffrey, or the attorney in the firm with whom you are regularly in contact.
Be well and stay safe. Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Years to you and yours!