Windham Region Chamber of Commerce

COVID-19

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NEW GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Day Care: The Governor issues another executive order that increased the number of children in child care program from 30 to 50 without needing approval from Office of Early Childhood.
Mandatory COVID-19 testing for staff of private and municipal nursing homes, residential communities and assisted living agencies: Requires all staff of these facilities to be tested for COVID-19 weekly for the duration of the public health and civil preparedness emergency.
Determination of suitable work: Allows the Connecticut Department of Labor to consider, when determining a worker’s eligibility for unemployment benefits, whether COVID-19 means returning to work would pose an unreasonable risk to the health of a member of that worker’s household.

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RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL, WORSHIP GATHERINGS

Indoor gatherings for these purposes can be 25% of your capacity (determined by fire marshal for your building) or a maximum of 100 people, whichever is SMALLER.
Outdoor gatherings for these purposes has a maximum of 150 people, but social distancing of 6 feet, and masks, must be followed.
Gatherings where people remain in their vehicles with windows closed must have 6 feet between vehicles but have no limit on the number of vehicles present.

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LARGE GATHERINGS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

These new rules apply EXCEPT where they are prohibited by other laws, executive orders or the sector rules.
1. Indoor social and recreational gatherings up to 10 people, all social distancing and wearing masks.
2. Outdoor gatherings up to and including 25 people, and shall comply with:
               a. No contact sports or sports that include shared handling of objects like balls or Frisbees are allowed.
               b. Attendees shall remain 6 feet apart, excluding immediate family members/household members.
               c. Wear masks within 6 feet of anyone outside who are not part of your household (except when eating).
               d. If the event is an organized gathering, the organizer shall mark 6 feet spacings in the area of the gathering to demonstrate social distancing.
               e. This new rule changes the old rule that only allowed 5 people outside to gather. Now 25 people can gather outside following the above rules.

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WBDC PPP FORGIVENESS CALCULATION TOOL

WBDC has created a PPP Forgiveness Calculation Tool to help business owners that received funds to track expenses and maximize PPP loan forgiveness. WBDC Business Advisors Sherry Konwerski and Beth Scarborough are assisting clients in using this tool. Download Tool and request counseling appointment by e-mailing info@ctwbdc.org
Gearing up to re-open your business? Make sure to check out the latest FAQ’s from WBDC volunteer & HR Expert, Deb Gogliettini. Read More

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Info Regarding Large Gatherings

The Friday executive order also amended prohibitions on large gatherings, relaxing the previous enacted limits on large gatherings of five people. Effective Monday, June 1, 2020…..
o    Limits on all social and recreational gatherings are raised to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors, subject to safety restrictions and existing orders and business sector rules. This means that the sector rules are still in effect. Dining outdoors is still limited to groups of five people.
o    Limits on all religious, spiritual, and worship gatherings are raised to 25 percent of capacity of the indoor space or a maximum of 100 people, whichever is smaller, and to 150 people for outdoor gatherings, provided in each case that appropriate safety and social distancing measures are employed.
All other safety precautions must be followed like wearing masks and social distancing.