No. The total number of people for one bubble should be 12 people. Therefore, a family of four should only add eight people.

It is permissible for an employer to require employees be tested for COVID and share their results with the employer, as long as the test is “job-related and consistent with business necessity.”

It is important that employees be virus-free when they come to work. Requiring testing and requiring employees to share the results is permissible. The employer must keep the employee medical information confidential and must maintain it separately from the employee’s personnel file.

Cohorts are limited to 14 children or fewer, per State guidance. Children should not participate in more than two (2) cohorts. School is one of the two cohorts.  

No, housekeepers do not need to be part of your social bubble. Currently, the rules state that you should not be at home while your housekeeper is working so you should not have direct contact with him/her. Also, social bubbles are meant for outdoor activities at this point.

No, not when used by themselves (without a mask).  The purpose of face shields is to protect the facial area and eyes, nose and mouth from splashes, sprays or splatters of body fluids and are usually used by health care workers, dental providers, and other emergency medical providers.

Face shields are generally not used alone, but in conjunction with other protective equipment like a mask.

Face shields do not hug the face like a mask. Face shields used without masks still allow the respiratory droplets to escape because the shields are open on the sides and bottom.  In the sense of “my mask protects you, your mask protects me” a face shield used alone does not stop the flow of respiratory droplets like wearing an appropriate fitting mask or face covering does. 

Students and staff should NOT come to school when: 

• They have a fever of 100.4°F or higher or any symptoms of illness. 
• Parents / guardians should check their child / children for symptoms of illness every morning before bringing them to school. If your child has any of the following more common symptoms of COVID-19, they must be tested for COVID-19 or stay at home and isolate for at least 10 days (“Test or 10”).  
• Fever (100.4°F/38°C or higher) or chills  
• Cough  
• Sore throat  
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing  
• Not being able to taste or smell 
• Headache  
• Diarrhea  
• Nausea or vomiting 

Students who exhibit the following less common symptoms of COVID-19 must be evaluated by a healthcare provider to determine if COVID-19 testing indicated:    

• New onset of stuffy or runny nose (different from pre-existing allergies)  
• Body aches  

Fatigue or lethargy 

• If a household member (including caregiver) has symptoms of COVID-19, they should contact their healthcare provider to schedule testing immediately. Students and staff must stay home until their household member tests negative for COVID-19.  If the household member tests positive for COVID-19, your family must quarantine for 14 days from their last contact. 
• If they had close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 (e.g., relative, friend), they must stay at home and quarantine for 14 days after their last contact with the person who has COVID-19.  
• Students with known underlying health conditions may be at increased risk of severe illness. These health conditions may include Diabetes (Type I and II), immune system deficiencies, or chronic respiratory conditions. If your child has a chronic health condition, please consult with your child’s healthcare provider to determine if/when it is safe to attend school. 

 Any student or staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has been exposed to COVID-19 must stay home from school and follow Marin County Public Health’s At Home Quarantine & Isolation Safety Guidance. Parents / guardians must notify the school immediately if their child or household member tests positive for COVID-19 or if a household member may have been exposed to COVID-19. This information will be kept confidential. 

It depends on the household situation of those 11 friends. For example, if one of the friends belongs to a household of four people, then the entire household (all four people) would need to join your bubble, not just the individual friend. Remember, social bubble membership is exclusive. So, in the off chance you’re “bubbling” with 11 other single (no children, live alone) adults, all of you would need to remain committed to stick with that same group for a minimum of three weeks.

An outdoor playground and/or recreational facility are:

• Fully outdoors
• Publicly accessible
• Free to enter and use
• Operated by a city, state, county or federal government
• Designed primarily to serve nearby residents within a half a mile
• Typically includes recreational equipment, like play structures, slides, swings, etc. intended to enrich children's physical health and development

This guidance does not apply to indoor playgrounds or family entertainment centers.

Isolation and quarantine are public health practices used to protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease. 

• Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick. 
• Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick. These people may have been exposed to a disease and do not know it, or they may have the disease but do not show symptoms. 

If you test positive for COVID-19, you must isolate according to Marin Public Health’s At home Quarantine & Isolation Safety (English) (Spanish). You should stay home and away from others during the duration of your isolation: do not go to school or work and do not run errands.  Leave only if you have a medical emergency.  

If you have been in “Close Contact” with people who have tested positive for COVID-19, you must quarantine according to Marin Public Health’s At home Quarantine & Isolation Safety (English) (Spanish).  Your quarantine period lasts 14-days from when you were last in contact with the person who tested positive for COVID-19.  Like isolation, you should stay home and away from others during quarantine: do not go to school or work and do not run errands.  Leave only if you have a medical emergency. 

“Close Contact” means:  

• any household member 
• individuals that have shared a home within 14 days of a person's COVID-19 diagnosis 
• intimate partners 
• caregivers 
• someone who was within six feet of an infected person for 15 minutes or longer. 

If you have tested for COVID-19 you must stay at home while waiting for results. 

Yes, but this is a higher-risk bubble. But please take your usual precautions with hand washing and sanitizing for the safety of your family and your social bubble friends. One tip: it’s important for people who create bubbles that include members at higher risk for serious illness to keep those bubbles as small as possible.

Yes. An adult must actively supervise each child at all times to make sure that children two years of age or older keep their face covering over their nose and mouth and stay six (6) feet away from adults and children outside their household.

Each person on campus, whether student, staff, administrative, maintenance, etc, is required to wear a face covering. 

A “Face Covering” means a covering made of cloth, fabric, or other soft or permeable material, without holes, that covers only the nose and mouth and surrounding areas of the lower face.  Face coverings should have two layers of fabric, but it does not need to be a medical-grade mask.  

Face shields are acceptable when used with a face covering underneath OR the face covering includes a facial drape, such as the Humanity Shield. 

Any mask that incorporates a one-way valve (typically a raised plastic cylinder about the size of a quarter on the front or side of the mask) that is designed to facilitate easy exhaling is not an acceptable face covering under Marin County’s and the State of California’s face covering order.  A mask with a valve should not be used to comply with the Order’s requirements.  Valves of that type permit droplet release from the mask, putting others nearby at risk.  

The success and failure of the social bubble concept depends not only on your personal actions but also everybody else. It’s about solidarity. Keeping our bubbles small and consistent is really important to prevent an increase in the number of infections and a stress on our health care providers and hospitals.  It’s best to be upfront about what levels of contact you expect to be having.  Set ground rules together, since your idea of proper contact may not be the same as someone else in your bubble.  Remember: their behavior impacts your health and vice versa.  

Technically, yes. But, it’s important to take precautions. Social bubbles are an excellent way to allow families across multiple households to come together once again. However, older adults are especially vulnerable to severe symptoms of COVID-19. Therefore, all members of a social bubble should continue to practice other protective measures of physical distancing, wearing face coverings, frequent hand washing, staying home when sick, and obeying isolation or quarantine guidelines if a member of the social bubble is diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19. People who are forming a bubble that includes people over 65 or those at high risk should consider a smaller-sized bubble with a very cautious approach to outside contact.

Yes, but only if there is enough space to practice physical distancing. Do not use the playground when different households are unable to maintain a physical distance of six (6) feet or when the capacity limit has been reached. Caregivers must monitor the playground to keep adults and children from different households at least six (6) feet apart. Children who are supervised by the same adult must stay together in the same play area or play structure at all times, to allow active supervision.