Stop the Spread. Stay Informed.
Wash your hands with soap for 20+ seconds
Disinfect all frequently used surfaces, appliances, and door handles
Practice social distancing and stay 6 feet apart from others at all times
Wear a mask in public if possible
Avoid gathering in large groups
Alabama is currently operating under an amended Safer at Home order. This is the second phase of a multiphase statewide plan to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Click here to view the latest statewide updates.
Amended Safer at Home Order:
The Safer at Home order extends until April 9th at 5 p.m.
Individuals
Encouraged to stay home and follow good sanitation practices
Employers
Businesses may open subject to sanitation and social-distancing guidelines.
Non-work Gatherings
Removed 10 person limit. Still required to maintain 6 feet of distance between persons not from same household
Restaurants, bars and breweries
Still may open, but with no limit on party size at tables. Still required: Partitions or 6 feet between tables and additional sanitation rules and guidelines
Athletic Activities
Allowed subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
Athletic Facilities
Such as fitness centers and commercial gyms: Athletic facilities may open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines.
Close-contact service providers
Close-contact service providers (such as barber shops, hair salons, nail salons, tattoo services) may open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
Beaches
Open with no limit on gatherings. Must maintain 6 feet of separation
Retail Stores
May open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules
Entertainment Venues
May Open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
Medical Procedures
Allowed unless prohibited in the future by the State Health Officer to preserve resources necessary to diagnose and treat COVID-19; providers must follow COVID-19-related rules and guidance from state regulatory boards or public health authorities
Mask
Masks required in schools and colleges, where possible, for employees and students in second grade and above
Masks required in public when interacting within 6 feet with people of another household, subject to certain exceptions.
Senior Citizen Centers
Programs other than congregate meals may resume, but only outdoors and subject to guidelines by the Alabama Department of Senior Services. Meals still available by curbside pick-up or delivery
Educational Institutions
May open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
Child Day Care Facilities
May Open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines
Summer Camp
Still may open subject to social-distancing and sanitation rules and guidelines. The social-distancing requirement was changed to mirror the one used for schools.
Hospital and Nursing Homes
Subject to reasonable restrictions, patients and residents will be allowed visits from as many as two caregivers (up from one) or as many as two visitors (up from one) at a time
Places of Worship
All Businesses
Use of Partitions
An exception to social-distancing rules will be allowed for many businesses—including barber shops, hair salons, gyms, and restaurants—if people are wearing masks and separated by an “impermeable” barrier.