COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines

As America works to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, those who have been in quarantine and those whose workplaces and other activities have closed because of the pandemic are looking forward to getting back to business. 

Uncertainties remain about COVID-19, its spread, the ability to manage the virus, and the wide range of effects it has on Arkansans across the state. This page contains links to directives and other guidance for reopening from trusted sources who utilize these strategies to protect the public’s health.

REOPENING will be a complex work in progress.  

Back to School in the time of COVID-19

• Helping Your Child Wear a Mask

White House reopening guidelines

• Opening up America Again

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reopening framework

• Full CDC Guidance for Opening Up America Again Framework
  • Childcare Reopening Flowchart
  • Schools Reopening Flowchart
  • Restaurants and Bars Reopening Flowchart
  • Workplace Reopening Flowchart
  • Youth Programs and Camps Reopening Flowchart
  • Mass Transit Reopening Flowchart

CDC guidance on disinfection 

• CDC Guidance for Reopening Cleaning and Disinfecting

Guidance from Arkansas Department of Health

• Arkansas Department of Health Complete List of Directives

Guidance for businesses, places of worship, other oganizations

• Small Business and Workplace COVID-19 Resources
• Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
• Reopening Guidance from the National Restaurant Association
• Governor’s COVID-19 Information and Resources Page
• S. Chamber of Commerce State by State Reopening Guidance
• ADH Guidance for Places of Worship[in Spanish]