Boulder County Public Health has updated the Boulder County Facial Covering Order by adopting the face covering requirement in all public indoor spaces for every person over 10 years of age at all times and continuing to require face coverings outdoors when social distancing cannot be maintained. The Order does not have an end date and will remain in place until it is rescinded.
The changes to the Order include:
• All requirements & exceptions outlined in the state face covering order.
• All face covering requirements now apply to all individuals over age 10, aligning with the state.
• All individuals older than ten years old must wear a face covering in public indoor spaces in Boulder County at all times.
• When outdoors, all individuals older than ten years of age must wear a face covering if social distancing of six feet cannot be maintained.
• Clarifying that mesh, netting, or similarly porous material does not meet the requirements or definition of a face covering.
• Children younger than two years old should not wear face coverings due to their risk of suffocation. Anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove their mask without assistance should also refrain from wearing one.
The state Order requires businesses to ensure all individuals, including customers, are wearing face coverings the entire time they are in a public indoor space. Visitors to public indoor spaces who cannot tolerate a mask should seek alternatives, such as curbside delivery, to avoid entering public indoor spaces.
Cloth face coverings should be washed regularly. It’s also best to handle them by the straps and to wash hands before and after handling them.
In situations where local municipalities or school districts also have face covering orders in place, the most protective order takes precedence.
Boulder County Public Health COVID-19 updates at www.boco.org/covid-19.