I feel like the city here is really just starting it's first major wave, and things are opening up. Churches have been up for a while. It's hard to keep up with all the changes (not just worship, in general). I looked it up
May 14 - 50 people or 1/3 of normal attendance, whichever is smaller, plus there needed to be enough space to distance plus screening questions for those entering, kids with parents/no kids programming, congregational singing not allowed (soloists/cohort groups could sing with a large distance from others). Drive In services were kind of encouraged too.
May 23 - similar to 14th, but some changes: those under 2 yrs old don't factor into headcount, extra precautions had to be in place for those at-risk, organizers should ask for contact info for tracing purposes but people aren't required to give it, congregational singing allowed but discouraged
Stage 2 (June 12) - no cap for religious services although distance between cohorts is needed, weddings & funerals ceremonies 100 max, with distance (as earlier, cohorts don't have to distance), social events (so like the wedding reception) - 50 people max if indoors, outdoor social events can have 100, social events before & after services are to be avoided (ie. coffee time, lunches), children's programming is allowed for those over the age of 2, that info is included under day camps.
There's an entire document for each of the 3 dates, much of the info is repeated and it does include things like cleaning, having hand sanitizer available, limits on how items can be shared including mics, etc.
I am confused as to what's just recommended vs. required. I think it's because they don't really want to police all of it, they just expect people to follow the guidelines regardless of what's legal. For example, it sounded like the 2 family gatherings that resulted in outbreaks were failing at the distancing measures, but no one was charged AFAIk and Dr. Hinshaw has been speaking out saying they were unlucky, there were many others who did the same things but no one happened to be sick and they did the right thing in terms of coming forward, getting tested and giving info.
The cohort thing is really going to alter how many can be in a space too. It used to be 2 families for a cohort, now it's 15 people for the household one *and* there can be 50 for a team/ensemble/choir/etc. Crossover is allowed, so that's up to 750 individuals who could be linked. I don't understand the distancing rules - like can a household cohort and a team cohort sit together all at once or if someone is with their 49 other people can say their spouse not be there if they aren't part of that group cohort?
It's all beyond what I'm comfortable with, but again, healthcare system is doing ok.
