Please see the following Phase 3 guidance updates along with other resources:
Phase 3 Updates:
- NEW Phase 3 Guidance
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Meeting Rooms and Event Spaces – NEW
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Very Large Outdoor Venue Settings – NEW
- Interim Guidance for Indoor and Outdoor Small and Medium Size Venue Settings – NEW
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Movie Theaters and Indoor Gaming – NEW
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Bars and Outdoor Seating Areas in Bars – NEW
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Amusement Parks – NEW
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Places of Worship and Religious Services – UPDATED
- NCDHHS Interim General Guidance for Businesses and Organizations – UPDATED
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Fall-Related Events – UPDATED
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Museum and Aquariums – UPDATED
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Indoor Fitness Centers and Gyms Settings – UPDATED
Phase 3 FAQs: https://www.nc.gov/covid-19/staying-ahead-curve/phase-3-faqs
- NEW Phases graphic in Phase 3 guidance
PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:
- NCDHHS Announces New Partnership to Address Unmet Health Needs of Historically Marginalized Communities
- Governor Cooper Moves North Carolina to Phase 3 With Stable Numbers
- NC Medicaid Surpasses 1 Million Telehealth Visits Since Beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic
- NCDHHS Adds Antigen Test Information to COVID-19 Dashboard
- NCDHHS to Provide Extra Help Buying Food for More Than 600,000 Children
- NCDHHS Updates Nursing Home Visitation Order as State Has Stabilizing Metrics, Mandated Testing and Strict Infection Control Measures
NEW resources since the last update include:
- NEW resources have been added to the Non-Congregate Sheltering page
- NCDHHS Non-Congregate Sheltering Program Overview
- A Grower’s Guide –Identifying Safe Housing for Farmworkers
NEW 10 Actions for Faith Leaders web page UPDATED Flyers in SlowCOVIDNC communications toolkit
UPDATED guidance since the last update include:
- UPDATED Youth Amateur Sports guidance
- NEW Guidance for Maternal Health and Pregnancy
- Secretarial Order 6 added; updates made to long-term care web page
- NEW Halloween Guidance
UPDATED reports since the last update include:
- CLI Surveillance report
- Outbreaks and Clusters reports
- Risk Factors for Severe Illness report
- Patients Presumed to be Recovered report
NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page
UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers
Larry D. Michael, REHS, MPH
State Environmental Health Director/Section Chief
Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Section
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Office: 919 707 5855
Fax: 919 845 3973
larry.michael