Shelter in Place & Quarantine

Many businesses are not allowed to operate under this Order.  Essential businesses, as defined in the Order, are allowed (and encouraged) to continue operating.  If your work is not an essential business, you are not allowed to go to work and your employer cannot make you go except for limited minimum basic operations such as maintaining the value of a business’s inventory, keeping the business site safe and secure, or ensuring that employees are able to work remotely.  The Order does not prohibit anyone from working from home.  Your employer can require you to work from home – and you can do so – if your work allows it. 

Marin County COVID-19 Guidance for  isolation and quarantine:

Isolation is when a person with COVID-19 stays away from everyone, including the people he/she lives with, in order to avoid getting others sick. A person must isolate for at least 7 days after the first symptoms AND at least 3 days fever free (without fever-reducing medicine), and other symptoms improve.

Quarantine is when people who have come in contact with someone sick COVID-19, stay at home until they know if they are sick. A person must quarantine 14 days after the last contact with an infected person. If you are not able to avoid contact with a person with COVID-19, you must stay in quarantine until 14 days from when the person with COVID-19 completes their isolation period. Your isolation period is likely to be at least 21 days total.

Please read Marin County’s At Home Quarantine & Isolation Safety guidance document for important information and practical tips.

Source:  CDC, Marin HHS

Marin County Public Health is working closely with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the CDC, and our regional partners to protect our community. We are working with local healthcare providers to identify, test and support individuals who may be infected with Coronavirus and prevent further spread. The County has activated it's Medical Health Branch of the Emergency Operations Center and is  actively engaged in advanced planning with hospitals. We will be providing regular communication and guidance to the Marin community.