From Public Health Seattle & King County:

• Employers are required to notify other workers within 24 hours of potential exposures when a co-worker has a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19.
• Businesses and workplaces must notify Public Health within 24 hours if you suspect COVID-19 is spreading in your workplace or if there are two or more confirmed or suspected cases among your employees in a 14-day period. Report COVID-19 cases to Public Health.

In worksites with 50 or more employees, employers must report outbreaks of 10 or more confirmed cases to the state Department of Labor & Industries.

Free rapid test kits:

• • Washington State Department of Health www.sayyescovidhometest.org or 1-800-525-0127
  • Federal government – www.covidtests.gov or 1-800-232-0233. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 2 sets of 4 free at-⁠home tests. If you already ordered your first set, order a second today.

East King County

• Bellevue (UW Medicine) https://www.uwmedicine.org/coronavirus/testing
• Duvall (Family Health Mart) https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Duvall_WA_941.html
• Renton (HealthPoint) https://www.healthpointchc.org/health-services/covid-19-testing/community-testing
• Snoqualmie (Snoqualmie Valley Hospital) https://snoqualmiehospital.org/COVID-19/

King County

• Find a King County-operated testing site near you https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/testing.aspx#sites

Public Health Seattle & King County

King County is Vaccine Verified (Seattle Metro Chamber)

Washington State Coronavirus Response (State of Washington)

Vaccine Locator (Washington State Department of Health)

CDC’s COVID-19 page (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Vaccination & Booster Sites  

• Vaccinations & Boosters (managed by the City of Seattle)
• In-home vaccinations via Public Health Seattle & King County are available for individuals in King County unable to leave their homes
• Vaccine Locator (Washington State Department of Health)

Interpretation Needs

State your preferred language when connected:

• WA State COVID-19 Assistance hotline: 1-800-525-0127 or 1-888-856-5816 (then press #), 6 a.m.-10 p.m. (Monday), 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (Tuesday-Sunday)
• King County COVID-19 Call Center: 206-477-3977, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
  For telephone-to-text relay service, dial: 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384. For tactile interpretation, contact: http://seattledbsc.org

Masks are Required Here (PDF)

Masks Optional (PDF)

Mask Considerations (PDF)

Current COVID Guidance – for businesses and the workplace (PHSKC) https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/current-guidance.aspx
This web page describes what Public Health Seattle & King County knows from Washington Department of Health and Labor & Industries about reopening, with additional King County details.

Building owners & operators – Clean Air In Building Challenge (US EPA) https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/clean-air-buildings-challenge

Reopening FAQs
Frequently asked questions that address common questions related to reopening from individuals and businesses. https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/kc-reopening-FAQ-EN.ashx?la=en

Return to Work Employee Survey (sample)

• Guidance on Improving Indoor Air Quality for building operators and business owners (as of May 2, 2021) (Public Health Seattle & King County)

• Core Recommendations for Reducing Airborne Infectious Aerosol Exposure (as of January 6, 2021) (ASHARE)

• Construction Toolkit (Master Builders Association) – Requirements to Safely Restart all construction activity

• Resource Guide for Employers (Business Health Trust)

Messaging tips, FAQs, videos, and other resources (Public Health-Seattle & King County and Ad Council)

• Public Health Toolkit
• Black Community Toolkit
• Hispanic Community Toolkit
• Black Faith Toolkit
• Hispanic Faith Community Toolkit
• Corporation/Employer Toolkit
• Vaccination Toolkits from the CDC for educating communities on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines (PDF)

COVID-19 Vaccines Toolkit for Businesses and Employers (Washington State)
This toolkit is for employers interested in helping their staff get vaccinated against COVID-19, and contains tips and suggestions for hosting a clinic through local partner organizations, or encouraging vaccination offsite in the community.

COVID-19 Community Vaccination Event Planning workbooks (King County)
These workbooks aim to assist your organization with planning a Community Vaccination Event at a large, indoor space where people can walk up and get vaccinated. There are two versions—one focused on employers and businesses and one focused on community-based organizations and faith-based organizations.

• Workbook for businesses and large employers (PDF)
• Workbook for community-based and faith-based organizations(PDF)

Announced March 17, 2022, Washington state’s ForWArd plan is the state’s plan to keep people safe and healthy as we move to the next phase of the pandemic and co-exist with COVID-19 for the foreseeable future.

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What is Healthy Washington?

Healthy Washington is the phased reopening plan for Washington state. The plan took effect on January 11, 2021. On March 11, 2021, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that the plan will transition from a regional approach to a county-by-county evaluation process.

How do I know which phase I am in?

King County entered Phase 3 on March 22, 2021.

When can a county move to another phase?

Certain metrics and thresholds help determine if it is safe for a county to enter into a new phase of reopening. Counties will be individually evaluated every three weeks. For a overview of the metrics used for measuring a county’s progress, visit https://coronavirus.wa.gov/what-you-need-know/roadmap-recovery-metrics.

• The King County indoor mask order ended March 11, 2022. Masks will still be required in certain settings including healthcare and medical facilities and public transit. Businesses, schools and childcares may still choose to implement their own mask requirements. More information

• The vaccination verification policy ended in King County as of March 1, 2022. More information

Latest Updates

On May 13, 2021, Governor Inslee announced that the state will reopen on June 30 (or earlier if 70% or more of Washingtonians over age 16 get their first vaccine dose). Read the article here.

These COVID mitigation measures will remain in place after the state’s economy fully reopens.

• Industries may return to usual operations at that time – with one caveat: the current applicable masking guidance will still be required.
• There will be capacity restrictions for large indoor event venues, and there will be certain COVID mitigation measures going on in schools and universities.
• Indoor venues that can accommodate 10,000 or more people will be restricted to 75% capacity after the state lifts most COVID restrictions. The guidance will not require physical distancing, but attendees must follow the current masking requirements. The governor said the state will reevaluate this restriction at the end of July.