Thursday Walton County joined Gwinnett in declaring a State of Emergency and instituting stricter measures in an attempt to slow down the spread of COVID-19. At the time there were no official confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health. These new emergency regulations are currently in place until April 13, 2020.
In Walton County’s emergency declaration, the following key points were made for Walton County’s unincorporated areas:
- Restaurants were ordered to cease dine-in operations. However, they could continue takeout, drive-thru and delivery service. Nursing homes, senior living facilities, hospital cafeterias were exceptions to this ruling.
- Bars or any other business with a similar designation are to cease business immediately.
- Businesses that remain open for use by the public must make attempts to limit personal contact and maintain a distance of at least 6 feet between individuals while in the establishment.
- Ordered to shelter in place include those who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility, those who have chronic lung disease, persons undergoing cancer treatment or any others included in any Department of Public Health Adminsitrative Order.
- No more that 10 persons can gather in a single location if it requires people sitting or standing closer than 6 feet apart.
To view the full ordinance, click here.
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