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REQUIREMENTS
Face Coverings Mandate
Price-Gouging Prohibited
Executive Order on Dispensing of Pharmaceuticals
Executive Order on Utility Relief
Executive Order effective
Friday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Dec. 13. See slides
here.
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Restaurants, Bars – No indoor food or beverage consumption; carryout and delivery encouraged; socially distance outdoor seating
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Private social gatherings – Up to eight people from a maximum of two households
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Gyms, fitness centers, pools, other indoor recreation facilities – 33% capacity limit; group classes, team practices and competitions prohibited; masks must be worn while exercising
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Venues, event spaces and theaters – Each room will be limited to 25 people. This applies to indoor weddings and funerals, but excludes in-person worship services, for which the Governor will provide recommendations Thursday.
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Professional services – Office-based businesses limited to 33% of employees; all employees who are able to work from home must do so; all businesses that can close to the public must do so
- To view current guidance for activities not listed above visit the state's
Healthy at Work website.
Executive Order effective
Nov. 23. See slide
here.
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Schools – All public and private schools (K -12) to cease in-person instruction:
- Middle and high schools will remain in remote or virtual instruction until at least Jan. 4, 2021.
- Elementary schools may reopen for in-person instruction Dec. 7 if their county is not in the red zone and the school follows all
Healthy at School guidance.
GUIDANCE
KYCOVID19.KY.GOV
This
website is Kentucky's central resource for all COVID-19 information and guidance. The COVID-19 Hotline – (800) 722-5725 – is a service operated by the health care professionals at the KY Poison Control Center who can provide advice and answer questions. For general inquiries, please send an email to
KyCovid19@ky.gov.
KyCovid19.ky.gov also includes weekly White House Coronavirus Task Force reports for Kentucky.
Click the following links for information on:
daily incidence rate (red zone) maps;
COVID-19 daily reports;
COVID-19 testing;
Healthy at Work guidance;
Healthy at School guidance; the Department for Public Health's
travel advisory;
contact tracing; guidance for
health care providers, labs and facilities;
telehealth;
KYSafer (reporting non-compliance);
face coverings; and
reporting price-gouging.
RED ZONE RECOMMENDATIONS
See red zone counties
here. See red zone county recommendations
here. See school guidance based on color-coded zone
here.
THANKSGIVING
English:
full guidance;
one-pager;
single slide. Spanish:
full guidance;
one-pager;
single slide. Recorded PSAs (in partnership with RadioLex):
Bosnian;
Chinese;
English;
French;
Japanese;
Korean;
Persian;
Russian;
Spanish.
ASSISTANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Go to
KCC.ky.gov for more information and to file a claim. You can also call 1-502-875-0442 (File a Claim) or 1-877-369-5984 (Request a Payment). See other UI contact information (email and phone numbers)
here.
KYNECT
Website available in: Arabic (عربى); Bosnian (Bosanski); Chinese (中文); English (English); French (Français); Russian (русский); Somali (Somali); Spanish (Español); Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Visit
kynect.ky.gov to apply for health insurance; benefit programs covering food assistance (SNAP), child care assistance, financial aid for children and caregivers (KTAP) and more; and to learn more about local help with food, transportation, housing, employment, finances, physical and mental health are closer than you think.
RESTAURANT AND BAR RELIEF
To help offset the financial impact on restaurants and bars, the Governor also announced he is dedicating $40 million in CARES Act funding to provide qualifying entities $10,000 in relief for various expenses, with a maximum award of $20,000 per business entity.
FULL COVID-19 RESPONSE FROM GOV. ANDY BESHEAR
To see previous COVID-19 actions from Gov. Beshear, which began when he declared a state of emergency on March 6, 2020,
click here.