シアトル日本商工会（春秋会）

【州政府】
Stay Home Orderが、5/31まで延長されました。
州知事の会見録画ビデオはこちら

【ワシントン州商工会議所】
Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order Extended to May 31
Four phase plan to reopen economy
Good evening Grassroots Alliance partners,

AWB President Kris Johnson sent the message below to all AWB members earlier this evening. Please feel free to share it with your members.

The message begins here:

This afternoon Gov. Jay Inslee extended until May 31 his "Stay Home, Stay Healthy," order and announced a phased approach to how the state will reopen for business over the coming months.

The plan includes four phases. Some businesses are already in Phase 1 and could move to a more open Phase 2 likely sometime in June. However, the governor said several business sectors will be allowed to move into Phase 1 and reopen before the start of Phase 2. Construction and outdoor recreation have already been added to Phase 1 and the following additional sectors were announced today:

• Landscaping
• Automobile sales
• Retail (curb-side pick-up orders only)
• Car washes
• Housecleaning
• Pet walkers

The governor announced the initial stay-home order March 23 and had already extended it once. It had been set to expire on Monday, but now will extend to at least May 31.

Inslee said he will closely watch the data, including a set of public dashboards , before moving the state further through the four phases of reopening. There would be a minimum of at least three weeks between each phase, to give time to see if protective measures were working.

While most of the state will remain under the current restrictions, 10 rural, sparsely populated counties with very low infection rates would be able to work with the health authorities to move more quickly into Phase 2.

The governor's office released this breakdown of Washington's four-phase approach :
• Phase 1: Essential businesses are open. Existing construction can resume. Only essential travel. Some outdoor recreation. Phase one largely continues the existing rules under the ongoing stay-home order.

• Phase 2: Gatherings of up to five people allowed. New construction can begin. Remaining manufacturing can reopen. Limited non-essential travel near your home allowed. Other businesses that can resume: in-home/domestic services; retail (in-store purchases allowed with restrictions); real estate; office-based businesses (telework still strongly encouraged); barbers and nail salons; restaurants (at no more than 50% capacity and tables serving no more than five).

• Phase 3: Gatherings of up to 50 people allowed. Non-essential travel can resume. Business reopenings: Restaurants up to 75% capacity and table size up to 10; bars at up to 25% capacity; indoor gyms and movie theaters at up to 50% capacity; government offices (telework still strongly encouraged); libraries; museums; all other business activities except nightclubs and events with more than 50 people.

• Phase 4: Resume public interactions with physical distancing. Allow gatherings of more than 50 people. Resume all recreational activities. Businesses that can reopen: Nightclubs; concert venues; large sporting events; unrestricted staffing of worksites, but continue to practice physical distancing and good hygiene.
Every phase will still require social distancing and health precautions including the use of personal protective equipment in a number of workplaces. Officials are working with employers on guidance to soon allow for retail curbside pickup, automobile sales, car washes, landscaping and house cleaning services, and drive-in spiritual services with one household per vehicle. That guidance is expected by May 15. Read our full statement on the extension of the stay-home order.

AWB continues to work closely with the governor and his staff as we navigate this crisis. We were part of the construction roundtable that developed protocols for the safe restart of existing construction, and we’ve launched a Rebound & Recovery Task Force with the goal of safely restarting as many businesses as possible, as fast as possible.

Also, a reminder that we’ve created several resources on the AWB website, including a COVID-19 resources page , a frequently asked questions page and a page that highlights the work that manufacturers are doing during this time of crisis.

We believe that going to work and going home are ways that Washingtonians can continue to bend the curve and lower exposure while safely turning up the dial on the economy.

Thank you for your continued support of AWB, and for supporting Washington businesses, employees and communities.
Sincerely,
Kris Johnson
President & CEO