Coronavirus Tool-Kit

Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources - Updated

Plan, Prepare, Don't Panic

It is important for all of our employers to monitor the continued Coronavirus outbreak and implement strategies to protect your workforce while ensuring continuity of operations. Please find the following links to a variety of resources provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to help educate employers and employees on how to prepare for and address the impacts of the Coronavirus.

Latest Updates

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility:

All individuals who are 12 years of age or older and live, work, or attend school in Connecticut are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

For more information on vaccinations and to learn how to get the vaccine, visit ct.gov/covidvaccine.

Mask and face covering requirements:

As of May 19, 2021, Connecticut's protocols regarding masks and face coverings were updated to align with the recently modified CDC recommendations. The protocols that are currently in effect statewide are as follows:

Outdoors

Masks not required

Indoors

Vaccinated not required to wear masks
Unvaccinated must wear masks
Masks are required to be worn by everyone in certain settings such as healthcare facilities, facilities housing vulnerable populations, public and private transit, correctional facilities, schools, and childcare
Businesses and state and local government offices have the option to require masks to be worn by everyone in their establishments

**Download: Guidance document from the Connecticut Department of Public Health on the state's updated mask and face covering requirements

Business sector rules in effect:

As of May 19, 2021, all of the business sector rules that were previously enacted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been lifted, except for the updated mask requirements as noted in the section above. These changes are contingent upon a low incidence of COVID-19 and the Connecticut population continuing to get vaccinated.

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The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce has set up a Facebook group "SHOUT IT OUT" for residents to learn about local small businesses and how they can help during this challenging time. Please join and do what you can to #SupportLocalCT!

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