Updated COVID-19 Guidance Shared with City Business Owners

The City of St. Louis Department of Health provided updated COVID-19 guidance to business owners within the City of St. Louis earlier today to help businesses protect their employees, clients, and the community from the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The guidance includes best practices that can assist businesses to remain open through this latest surge while doing their part to help the city reach its COVID-19 data goals. 

All guidance provided to business owners today is currently available on the City of St. Louis Department of Health website. This guidance includes: 

• COVID-19 Guidance for Isolation, Quarantine and Transmission-Based Precautions
• COVID-19 Ventilation Guidelines for Businesses
• COVID-19 Masking Guidelines
  • Including Health Commissioner’s Order #6, requiring masks to be worn in indoor public spaces and public transportation.

“The city’s businesses were not immune to the suffering of the COVID-19 pandemic, as some closed during early lockdowns or found themselves with a reduced workforce,” says Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. “The Department of Health wanted to engage our city’s business owners and provide this information to help them remain open and provide safe opportunities for employment in our community.”

If a business owner did not receive the information released earlier today, they can email health@stlouis-mo.gov for copies. Guidance is also available at the links listed above.