{"id":805187,"date":"2020-03-12T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=380393"},"modified":"2020-03-13T14:19:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T20:19:01","slug":"summit-county-officials-give-guidance-for-community-gatherings-cancel-large-events-through-may-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-county-officials-give-guidance-for-community-gatherings-cancel-large-events-through-may-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit County officials give guidance for community gatherings, cancel large events through May 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A COVID-19 testing kit at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on March 6.<\/strong>
Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

FRISCO \u2014 The Summit County Public Health Department has issued guidance for local organizations hoping to host public events and gatherings, including whether to consider postponement or cancellations under the specter of a potential coronavirus outbreak locally.<\/p>\n

To date, there has been just one recorded case of the disease in Summit County, and there has been no known community spread \u2014 defined as person-to-person transmission within a given community. Other mountain communities haven\u2019t been as lucky, including Pitkin and Eagle counties, which have recorded a total of 21 presumptive cases<\/a> combined.<\/p>\n

With so many positive cases nearby, Summit officials announced Thursday<\/a> that all government-sponsored events of 50 or more people will be canceled through May 1 at a minimum.<\/p>\n

In addition to the county, towns including Blue River, Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne will cancel their large events. The towns also have been asked to cancel or postpone nonessential gatherings that don\u2019t meet the 50-person threshold and to hold meetings remotely, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n

For other local organizations, health officials are encouraging organizers to take COVID-19 transmission prevention into careful consideration when planning or hosting any community gatherings. While each organization will need to make a final decision on its own, the county has outlined a number of recommendations.<\/p>\n

According to officials, organizers should consider whether the event is targeted toward at-risk populations \u2014 namely individuals over 60 years old and others with underlying health conditions. If so, organizers should be proactive in messaging to attendees before and during the event.<\/p>\n

In addition to proper messaging, organizers also should be sure to provide additional signage about coughing and hand washing etiquette, facilitate routine cleaning and disinfection of surfaces, and provide supplies to guests like tissues, hand sanitizer or access to sinks for hand washing. Organizers also should direct potential attendees to reliable sources of updated information on COVID-19, including the state\u2019s health department website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, each event will have unique considerations related to preventative measures \u2014 a 250 person business conference would necessitate different considerations than a ski team practice outdoors \u2014 and organizers should follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, available on the CDC website.<\/p>\n

Summit County Public Health officials are strongly urging members of the public to help limit exposure by staying home if they are sick and not attending community events or going to work. And while canceling or postponing events can be difficult, the department recommends it to prevent the virus from spreading in Summit County.<\/p>\n

Public health officials emphasized that residents and visitors can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe actions of the towns and county will only be effective if our community members are working in partnership with us,\u201d Frisco Town Manager Nancy Kerry said in a news release. \u201cEvery individual and family must take commonsense, science-based steps to protect themselves and, by extension, everyone in Summit County.\u201d<\/p>\n

Families or individuals sick at home and in need of food, medication or other essentials should contact the Summit County Community and Senior Center at 970-668-2940. For general information on COVID-19, call the state\u2019s hotline at 303-389-1687 or 1-877-462-2911, or email cohelp@rmpdc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A COVID-19 testing kit at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on March 6.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com FRISCO \u2014 The Summit County Public Health Department has issued guidance for local organizations hoping to host public events and gatherings, including whether to consider postponement or cancellations under the specter of a potential coronavirus outbreak locally. To […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-805187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-19 08:47:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805238,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805187\/revisions\/805238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}