As Nebraska begins to re-open businesses and other establishments, new guidelines are being put in place for business owners, employees, and patrons alike.
Please see below for these new DHMs, guidelines, and best practices:
To view the new DHMs for Dodge, Saunders, and Washington counties effective May 11 until May 31st: CLICK HERE
- Restaurant dining rooms are limited to 50 percent of the maximum occupancy rating at a time. Restaurant In-Room Dining Reopening Guidelines / Guía de Reapertura de Restaurantes Tipo Comedor
- Beauty and nail salons, barbershops, massage therapy services, and tattoo studios can open while maintaining the 10-person rule with employees and customers wearing masks. https://barbers.nebraska.gov/pdfs/Nebraska_Reopening_Guidelines_5-1-2020.pdf
- Childcare facilities will be permitted to have up to 15 children per room/space, an increase of five over the current requirements.
- All other businesses currently ordered to close must remain closed until May 31, or until the orders are amended, including bars, gentlemen’s clubs, bottle clubs, indoor movie theatres, and indoor theatres.
- Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other places of worship can resume services, weddings, and funerals beginning May 4. Each household must meet a minimum of six feet of separation. Guidelines for the Conduct of Faith-Based Services Including Weddings and Funerals Held in Houses of Worship
- Previously, Governor Ricketts announced hospitals can resume elective surgeries on May 4 if hospitals meet certain capacity requirements. Dental offices, eye care clinics, and veterinary clinics can also reopen.
All Nebraska Guidelines: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Nebraska-Guidance-Documents.aspx
The Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce is also offering a Back to Business Kit that has a step-by-step plan to help businesses be prepared to re-open. CLICK HERE
Remember to support your local businesses for Mother’s Day this weekend! Also, please be patient as businesses work through the re-opening process. This is new for everyone and we will get through it if we support each other!
