Ohio Entertainment and Recreation Destinations Closed Through July 1 Per Department of Health Order

Last Friday, the Ohio Department of Health extended its director’s order closing some entertainment and recreation destinations through 11:59 p.m. July 1.

That includes:

• Places with amusement rides
  
• Carnivals
  
• Amusement parks
  
• Water parks
  
• Aquariums
  
• Zoos
  
• Museums
  
• Arcades
  
• Fairs
  
• Children’s play centers
  
• Playgrounds
  
• Funplexes
  
• Theme parks
  
• Concert and music halls
  
• Country clubs and social clubs
  
• Indoor movie theaters
  
• Auditoriums
  
• Stadiums
  
• Arenas
  
• “Skill or chance gaming facilities” for adults and children
  
• Plus recreational sports tournaments and organized recreational sports (unless “specifically permitted by separate Director’s order)

Different business sectors that have been given the green-light to reopen have done so under Responsible RestartOhio sector specific health and safety operating guidelines.

As of Saturday, May 30, there were 35,034 total COVID-19 cases in Ohio, 6,011 hospitalizations, 2,149 confirmed/probable deaths.

This article appears in May 27 – Jun 2, 2020.