COVID-19 Updates – AVA and Albany businesses

Travel Advisory for Non-Essential Travel (Oregon Travel Advisory  updated 02/23/2021)

Effective through March 11, there will be five counties in the Extreme Risk level, 11 at High Risk, 10 at Moderate Risk, and 10 at Lower Risk.  Linn County will move to Moderate Risk. Benton County remains in Extreme Risk Level. County risk levels will be reassigned every two weeks. The next assignment of risk levels will be announced March 9 and take effect March 12. A complete list of counties and their associated risk levels is available here.  For full details on restrictions look here.

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Statewide Recommendations for Travel have also been updated to reflect conditions for those who have been vaccinated.

In counties with moderate risk, the following activities will be allowed, with health and safety protocols in place:

Eating and Drinking Establishments

• Indoor capacity not to exceed 50% or 100 people, whichever is smaller.
• Indoor seating: 6 people per table maximum.
• Outdoor dining allowed with a capacity of 150 people maximum.
• Outdoor seating: 8 people per table maximum.
• 11:00 p.m. closing time

Indoor Recreation and Fitness Establishments

• Capacity: Maximum 50% occupancy or 100 people total, whichever is smaller
• Indoor full-contact sports prohibited

Indoor Entertainment Establishments

• Capacity: Maximum 50% occupancy or 100 people total, whichever is smaller
• 11:00 p.m. closing time

Retail Stores, Indoor and Outdoor Shopping Centers/Malls

• Capacity: Maximum 75% occupancy
• Curbside pick-up encouraged.

Faith Institutions*, Funeral Homes, Mortuaries, Cemeteries

• Indoor Capacity: Maximum 50% occupancy or 150 people total, whichever is smaller
• Outdoor Capacity: 250 people maximum

Offices

• Recommend remote work, if able

Outdoor Recreation and Fitness Establishments

• Maximum 150 people
• Outdoor full-contact sports allowed

Outdoor Entertainment Establishments

• Maximum 150 people

Personal Services

• Allowed

Long-Term Care

• Inside and outside visitation allowed

In counties with extreme risk, the following activities will be allowed, with health and safety protocols in place:
• Social and at-home gatherings with people from outside your household will be limited to a maximum of six people, with a recommended limit of two households.
• Restaurants, bars, and other eating and drinking establishments will be limited to a maximum of 50 people for outdoor dining only, with only six people per table. Take-out is strongly encouraged.
• *Indoor recreation, fitness, and entertainment establishments, including gyms, regulations have changed. Outdoor recreation, fitness, and entertainment activities, including outdoor gym activities, will be allowed, with a maximum limit of 50 people outdoors.
• Retail stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and indoor and outdoor shopping centers and malls will be limited to a maximum of 50% of capacity, with curbside pick-up encouraged.
• Faith institutions, funeral homes, mortuaries, and cemeteries will be limited to a maximum of 25% of capacity or 100 people indoors (whichever is smaller), or 150 people outdoors.
• Office workplaces will be required to utilize remote work to the maximum extent possible, with public-facing offices closed to the public.
• Personal services businesses will be allowed to continue to operate with health and safety measures in place.
• Long-term care facilities can allow limited outdoor visitation, following established health and safety protocols.
Oregon counties that are successful in reducing their COVID-19 risk levels in the coming weeks and months will be able to incrementally move to lower risk levels.

*modifications to the guidance for indoor activities in Extreme Risk counties, took effect January 29. These modifications allow for a maximum of six people indoors at facilities over 500 square feet (for all indoor activities except dining) with associated guidance for ongoing social distancing, cleaning protocols, and face coverings. For facilities smaller than 500 square feet, the modified guidance allows for 1:1 customer experiences, such as personal training. The updated guidance for indoor recreation is also posted on coronavirus.oregon.gov .

More information on the county risk level framework is available here:
Disease Spread Table
County Risk Level Table
Guidance by Activity

please note: Masks are required statewide at all times unless you are:

At your own residence.

In your own personal vehicle.

Under five (5) years of age.

Eating or drinking.

Engaged in an activity that makes wearing a mask, face covering or face shield not feasible, such as when taking a shower.

Sleeping.

In a private, individual workspace.

Removing the mask briefly because your identity needs to be confirmed by visual comparison, such as at a bank or if interacting with law enforcement.

A complete list and map of counties, and their associated risk levels is available here.

Social gatherings– it is strongly encouraged not to gather with more than one other household, limited to 6 people maximum. If indoors, continue to physically distance and wear masks and only not be masked together while eating. If possible (weather permitting) be outside.

Linn County is in currently in Phase II of Oregon’s planned phased reopening and listed as Extreme Risk. Businesses are taking every precaution to keep customers and employees safe. Restaurants are currently offering take out and delivery options. Many businesses are open while others are offering alternative options. We will continue to update this page as new information is available.  Please contact AVA to add or update information here.

Please be patient as we all work through this process. We have provided links directly to their pages to provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information possible. Please feel free to reach out to us with questions via phone or e-mail.

The AVA lobby is open by appointment, knock or call for a limited number of people per current state regulations. AVA’s team is still available through phone and email, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, of course you can find our visitor information on the website or free Albany Explorer App. 

Stay local, stay safe and support your local community.

Restaurants

Businesses

Hotels

Closures of note

Here is an update on closures in Albany:   The Historic Carousel & Museum is open Thursday-Sunday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. The Albany Regional Museum is open Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Please check with the carousel and museum for capacity limits. Links are on the Businesses page above.

Events status

To keep our customers informed, we will continue to update our online calendar of events as reports come in and actively reach out to confirm with event planners for events that have been canceled or rescheduled.

If you have questions regarding an event status, feel free to call us at 541-928-0911. We will get an answer for you as soon as we can.

We will also post to our Albany Visitors Association Facebook page when we are notified of an event cancellation or as new events are added, so follow us and be informed: https://www.facebook.com/albanyvisitorsassociation/

Resources

For more information on the Coronavirus and efforts to keep it from spreading, please refer to the following reliable sources:

City of Albany https://www.cityofalbany.net/coronavirus

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) where you can also subscribe to OHA Coronavirus Updates (the latest news about COVID-19 in Oregon.) https://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/index.aspx

Travel Oregon Travel Alerts Refer to Travel Oregon’s “Travel Alerts” web page to keep current with the latest recommendations and announcements about COVID-19 within our state. https://traveloregon.com/travel-alerts/

Keep calm, wear your mask and hand wash on!