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COVID-19 is a threat to the public’s health, for which the Secretary of Health may
order general control measures, including, but not limited to, closure, isolation, and
quarantine. This authority is granted to the Secretary of Health pursuant to Pennsylvania
law. See Section 5 of the Disease Prevention and Control Law, 35 P.S. §§ 521.1, 521.5;
sections 2102(a) and 2106 of the Administrative Code of 1929, 71 P.S. §§ 532(a), 536; and
the Department of Health’s (Department’s) regulations at 28 Pa. Code §§ 27.60-27.68
(relating to disease control measures; isolation; quarantine; movement of persons subject
to isolation or quarantine; and release from isolation and quarantine). Particularly, the
Secretary has the authority to take any disease control measure appropriate to protect the
public from the spread of infectious disease. See 35 P.S. §§ 521.5; 71 P.S. § 532(a),
1402(a); 28 Pa. Code § 28.60.
Accordingly, to protect the public from the spread of COVID-19, I hereby order:
(2) maintain pre-existing cleaning protocols established in the facility for all
other areas of the building;
(3) ensure that the facility has a sufficient number of employees to perform
the above protocols effectively and in a manner that ensures the safety of
occupants and employees;
(4) ensure that the facility has a sufficient number of security employees to
control access, maintain order, and enforce social distancing of at least 6 feet,
provided the security employees are otherwise responsible for such
enforcement.
Rachel Levine, MD
Secretary of Health