COVID-19 Health Guidances

CDC's new COVID-19 Community Levels recommendations align precautions for educational settings with those for other community settings. DC Health is in the process of updating this page with these new recommendations. Updates will be posted here when available.

(To find translated versions of these health guidances in Amharic, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, please visit https://coronavirus.dc.gov/translated.)

Mayor's Orders and Mask Guidance

COVID-19 Mask and Respirator Guidance, February 9, 2023
Mayor's Order 2022-043: Extension of Public Emergency for COVID-19 Through April 16, 2022
Mayor's Order 2022-029: Adjustments to Winter Action Plan of Mitigation Measures for COVID-19
Mayor's Order 2022-019: Extension of Limited Public Health Emergency Related to Healthcare Capacity
Mayor's Order 2022-018: Extension of Indoor Mask Requirements
Mayor's Order 2022-008: Declaration of Limited Public Health Emergency Related to Healthcare Capacity
Mayor's Order 2022-007: Extension of COVID-19 Public Emergency
Mayor's Order 2021-148: Vaccination Requirement for Entrance into Certain Indoor Establishments and Facilities
Mayor's Order 2021-147: Declaration of Public Emergency:; Indoor Mask Requirements; Vaccination Requirements for DC Government Employees; and COVID-19 Testing for Education Sector
Mayor's Order 2021-142: Modification of Certain COVID-19 Indoor Mask Mandates
Mayor Bowser Issues Order 2021-119: Extension of Public Emergency
Mayor's Order 2021-109 - COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Adults Regularly in Schools or Child Care Facilities and for Student-Athletes
Mayor’s Order 2021-099: COVID-19 Vaccination Certification Requirement for District Government Employees, Contractors, Interns, and Grantees
Mayor's Order 2021-097: Resumption of Mask Requirements and Delegations of Authority to the Department of Health and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Mayor’s Order 2021-096: End of Public Health Emergency and Extension of Public Emergency
Mayor’s Order 2021-069: Modified Measures for Spring/Summer 2021 of Washington, DC Reopening and Extension of Public and Public Health Emergencies [Text Version of Order]
The Sign: You Must Wear a Mask

Resources for the Public

Health Guidances

Reopening Guidances

Childcare and Schools

Guidance for Schools and Childcare Facilities - September 19, 2022

Businesses, Services and Activities

Best Practices for Businesses, Community Establishments and Public Events - April 19, 2022

Resources for Health Care Providers

Additional information for licensed health care providers is available on the DC Health Notices page. The Health Notices page includes health alerts notices and other direct communications to providers from the Department's Division of Epidemiology - Disease Suveillance and Investigation (DE-DSI).

CDC has partnered with DC Health to provide resources for health care frontline workers to learn about how they can protect themselves and their patients from COVID-19 and other healthcare-associated infections. Check out the CDC’s Project Firstline Facebook and Twitter feeds.