COLORADO - Governor Jared Polis announced Monday, June 15, Protect Our Neighbors, a framework that will empower local governments that can demonstrate strong public health and health care systems, paired with low virus levels, to make decisions about how they should reopen. The Governor also announced additional draft guidelines under Safer at Home and discussed the state’s efforts to prepare for a potential second wave of the virus. The full guidelines are available online at coloradosaferathome.com, set to go into effect Thursday, June 18:

Residential summer camps may open with groups of 10 children indoors, 25 children outdoors, similar to day camps. We encourage camps to divide campers into groups and limit contact between those groups in order to limit potential COVID-19 spread and make contact tracing easier.

Indoor events (conferences, receptions, museums) can begin to open -- these vary based on the size of the venue:

Regular sized rooms under 5,650 square feet may open up to 25 percent capacity or 50 people per room for rooms, whichever is fewer.

In large rooms, where you could have an even bigger radius -- a 6 feet radius, around each person -- rooms over 5,650 square feet may open to 25 percent capacity or up to 75 people per room, whichever is fewer.

In rooms double that size -- extra-large rooms with over 11,300 square feet -- may open to 25 percent capacity, or up to 100 people per room, whichever is fewer.

I’m happy to say that these large and extra-large venue distinctions will also apply to restaurants, houses of worship, life rights and higher education -- which are activities that are quite similar in nature.

Outdoor events (concerts, fairs, rodeos, receptions) can also begin to open:

Standard venues under 5,650 square feet may open up to 50 percent capacity or up to 50 people;
Extra-large venues, over 11,300 square feet can open up to 50 percent capacity or up to 175 people.

Large venues over 5,650 square feet may open up to 50 percent capacity or up to 125 people;
Bars will be able to open at 25 percent or up to 50 people indoors but must follow the same guidelines as restaurants where parties are seating, limited in size, and things like games that encourage mingling are not allowed. Outdoors parties must be spaced 6 feet apart, up to local capacity limits.

Personal services will be able to expand to include things like facials, beard trimming, lip waxing, etc. where the client has to take off a mask -- these services are permitted if the worker has adequate protection.

Non-critical manufacturing facilities can expand in-person workforce up to 50 percent or 50 people per room.