​Current State Orders & Advisories

The Baker-Polito Administration announced a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing trend of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Governor Charlie Baker announced these changes at a time where public health data has indicated that cases are rising, with cases up by 278% and hospitalizations up by 145% since Labor Day. 
Stay At Home Advisory: The Administration issued a revised Stay At Home Advisory that instructs residents to stay home between 10 PM and 5 AM. The Advisory allows for activities such as going to work, running critical errands to get groceries and address health needs, and taking a walk. 
Face Covering Order: The revised order requires all persons to wear face-coverings in all public places, even where they are able to maintain 6 feet of distance from others. The revised order still allows for an exception for residents who cannot wear a face-covering due to a medical or disabling condition, but it allows employers to require employees to provide proof of such a condition. It also allows schools to require that students participating in in-person learning provide proof of such a medical or disabling condition.
​Early Closure of Businesses and Activities: Effective November 6, the following businesses and activities must close to the public (not staff) each day between the hours of 9:30 PM and 5:00 AM to further limit activities that could lead to COVID-19 transmission:
  • Restaurants, including Food Courts (can continue take-out & delivery, no alcohol, after 9:30pm)
  • No Retail Alcohol and Adult-Use Marijuana sales (not including medical) after 9:30pm
  • Indoor & outdoor events
  • Arcades, Theaters/movie theaters (including drive-ins), and performance venues (indoor and outdoor)
  • Youth and adult amateur sports activities
  • Golf facilities
  • Recreational boating and boating businesses
  • Outdoor recreational experiences
  • Casinos and horse tracks/simulcast facilities
  • Driving and flight schools
  • Zoos, botanical gardens, wildlife reserves, nature centers
  • Close contact personal services (such as hair and nail salons)
  • Gyms, Fitness Centers and Health Clubs
  • Indoor and outdoor pools
  • Museums/cultural & historical facilities/guided tours
Gatherings Order: All gatherings, in public and private spaces, must end and disperse by 9:30pm, except for religious and political gatherings. See order, link below, for specific exceptions.
  • Indoor gatherings at private residences reduced to 10 participants (from 25) 
  • Outdoor gatherings at private residences reduced to 25 participants (from 50).
  • Indoor gatherings at public spaces and venues (e.g. wedding venues) remains at 25
  • Outdoor gatherings at public spaces and venues (e.g. wedding venues) remains at 50 in Phase III, Step 1 communities, and 100 in Phase III, Step 2 communities.
Fines for violating the order will be $500 for every person over the limit. 

current State Guidelines for travelers

The Commonwealth has made great progress to slow the spread of COVID-19 and gradually re-open the economy, and all visitors have a responsibility to help us keep transmission levels as low as possible.

All visitors, over the age of 18, entering Massachusetts, including returning residents, who do not meet an exemption, are required to:
  • Complete the Massachusetts Travel Form prior to arrival, unless you are visiting from a lower-risk state designated by the Department of Public Health: HI, VT
  • Quarantine for 14 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts.
If your COVID-19 test result has not been received prior to arrival, visitors, and residents must quarantine until they receive a negative test result.

Failure to comply may result in a $500 fine per day.