UPDATED MAY 20, 2020

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ThisdocumentismeantasaguidefornavigatingtheworldofCovid-19regulationsandrecommendationsforre-openingbusinessesputforthbypublicauthoritiesandbusinessexperts.Thisguideattemptstoconsolidateandstreamlinethebusinessowner’sresearchprocessandisnotmeantasanexhaustivelistofresources. Wedonotofferrecommendationsonthesufficiency,adequacyoreffectivenessonthemeasurestherein.Youmayderivenorightsormakedecisionsbasedsolelyonthis material.

Thisguidefocusesonhealthprotocolsandbusinessadviceforsmallandmediumsizedbusinessowners.Covid-19posesmanyothercriticalchallengesforsociety,likeunemployment,childcare,andmentalhealth,thatalsodeservediligentattentionandintervention.

DISCLAIMERThisguidedoesnotconstitutelegal,accounting,tax,medicalorothersuchprofessionaladvicenormallyprovidedbylicensedorcertifiedpractitioners.Itwillbeyourresponsibility,andthatofyouradvisors,todefineapplicablelegalandregulatoryrequirementsandtoensurecompliancewithapplicablelaws,rulesandregulations.Wedonotintendtosupplantmanagementorotherdecision-makingbodies,andyouremainsolelyresponsibleforyourdecisionsandactions,includingthoserelatingtomanufacturing,productrelease,regulatoryreportingandmarketaction.Wemakenorepresentationorwarranty,expressorimplied,andexpresslydisclaimanyliabilitiesrelatingtoyourmanufacturingoperations,compliance,quality,R&Dandregulatoryprocessesand products.

Aboveall,COVID-19isaglobalhealthcrisisthatthreatenslives.

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HowtonavigateCovid-19regulationsandrecommendationstoreopensafelyandsuccessfully

1. SanDiegoCountyReopeningwebsite:https://www.coronavirus-sd.com2. SanDiegoCountyReopeningChecklist:https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epidemiology/covid19/Community_Sector_Support/BusinessesandEmployers/SafeReopeningPlanTemplate.pdf3. CaliforniaRoadmapwebsite:https://www.covid19.ca.gov/roadmap/4. SanDiegoCityCoronaviruswebsite:https://www.sandiego.gov/coronavirus5. SanDiegoCityStrategies:https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/san_diego_ready_-_strategies_to_reopen_san_diegos_economy.pdf6. SanDiegoCityRelief:https://www.sandiego.gov/economic-development/resources/relief7. EDCReferenceGuides:https://www.sandiegobusiness.org/coronavirus/#guides

SanDiegoStrategiesandRelief4

TheCityhasrecommendedprotocolsandstrategies forbusinessesreopening.5 Theyalsoprovideinformationonprogramsforfinancialrelief6

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CaliforniaRoadmap3

Refertothegovernor’sroadmaptounderstandthestagesofCalifornia’sReopeningPlan andrelevantindustryguidelines

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SanDiegoCountyChecklist2

Businessesmustcompletethecounty’sSafeReopeningPlanchecklistandpostitattheirentrancetoreopen

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SanDiegoCountySafeReopeningPlan1

CheckSanDiegoCounty’swebsiteforinformationandlocalupdatesonreopening

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Followmandatoryguidelines Browsegovernmentsupport1 2

EDCReferenceGuides7

SanDiegoEconomicDevelopmentCorporationhasassembledguidelinesforlocalrestaurantsandretailshops

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IndustryAssociations

Mostsectorshaveindustryassociationsthatprovidefree,tailoredguidance.Lookonlineforyourrelevantindustryassociationatthenational,state,andlocallevel

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Foradditionalresourcesandinformation,pleasevisit

sandiegobusiness.org/coronavirus

Periodicupdates,resourcesandadditionalinformationwillbeavailablethere.ThisguidewaslastupdatedonMay19,2020.

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