Order To Appear Subpoena Alabama

See full answerState Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has issued orders suspending certain public gathering due to the risk of infection by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. These orders are applicable for the counties of Blount, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker. The order is summarized as follows:Effective March 17, all gatherings of 25 people or more or gatherings of any size that cannot maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons are prohibited in these counties. This order applies to all events or activities that bring 25 or more persons in a single room or single space at the same time.

Food establishments are under no special reporting requirements as COVID-19 is not a foodborne illness, it's a respiratory illness. However, COVID-19 is a reportable disease and the Health Department is notified of all positive cases.

Do not leave your house or have guests over. Try to self-isolate within your home so that you don2019t infect other members of your household. Monitor yourself for symptoms like fever, cough and shortness of breath. If you develop any symptoms, call your healthcare provider for further instruction.

If testing is not available, symptomatic close contacts should be advised to self-isolate and be managed as a probable case. Self-isolation is recommended for people with probable or confirmed COVID-19 who have mild illness and are able to recover at home. Contacts should be educated about COVID-19 symptoms to monitor for and be instructed to promptly report any new symptoms to public health authorities and seek medical care when necessary.

A specialized test must be done to confirm that a person has been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Most often a clinician takes a swab of your nose (or both your nose and throat).

Diagnosis of COVID-19 requires detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Testing strategies, including clinical criteria for considering testing and recommended specimen type, are the same for children and adults.

See full answerEffective May 11, 2020, all retail stores shall comply with the following rules:Emergency maximum occupancy rate: Occupancy shall be limited to no more than 50 percent of the normal occupancy load as determined by the fire marshal. This "emergency maximum occupancy rate" shall be posted in a conspicuous place, and enough staff shall be posted at the store entrances and exits to enforce this requirement.Social distancing: An employee of the retail store may not knowingly allow customers or patrons to congregate within six feet of one another.Sanitation: The retail store shall take reasonable steps to comply with guidelines on sanitation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alabama Department of Public Health.

A: Under the current Safer at Home health order, effective May 11, 2020, all non-work related gatherings of any size that cannot maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons from different households are prohibited.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is constantly reviewing and reassessing processes including data reported and its format. We are currently providing demographic data on laboratory-confirmed cases on our website (see Case Characteristics under Current Situation in Alabama) and our COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard (see Case Demographics tab).

Non-residents will not be listed in our case counts. In the event we have a resident from another state test positive in our state, we notify the Health Department in their resident state and that state and the CDC counts the person as a case in the resident2019s state. This information is from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. (CSTE).