Complete with attachments addressing everything from gatherings to organized sports to hospitality to child care, the Municipality of Anchorage’s Emergency Order 20 goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021.
According to the Municipality of Anchorage, “EO-20 emphasizes the core measures of vaccines, masks, and physical distancing in public, while strategically loosening other restrictions, especially in outdoor settings. EO-20 is the first Emergency Order to set a target vaccination rate for Anchorage—once 70% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated, EO-20 and its Attachments become advisory. ”
In regards to Attachment D: Organized Sports, the emergency order includes (but not limited to) mandatory safety measures:
General: All aspects of the existing Emergency Orders currently in effect, including masks, physical distancing, and gathering sizes, must be adhered to except as noted below to allow for specific organized sports activities.
Masks & Face Covering: Masks or face coverings are required at all times for all athletes, players, coaches, spectators and anyone else engaged in organized sports activities both indoors and outdoors. Exception: masks and face coverings during high intensity outdoor organized sports activities are encouraged, but not required, if athletes generally can maintain six (6) feet physical distancing at all times.
Outdoor Competition:: Organized sports located or based in the Municipality of Anchorage are allowed to host meets, competitions, tournaments, or otherwise compete outdoors against other teams located or based outside the Municipality of Anchorage provided all participants follow physical distancing requirements (6 ft.) when not on the field of play.
Indoor Sports-COVID Testing: Unless exempted below, all participants in wrestling and indoor competitions in high risk transmission sports that bring together teams from outside the Municipality (including athletes, coaches, and referees) must obtain pre-competition testing. Participants need a negative test result to be cleared to attend competition.
Emergency Order 20 outlines covid testing requirements. Click here for details.
Complete Municipality of Anchorage Coronavirus Response Emergency Order 20: Click Here!
