COVID-19 Reopening Phase 2.1

Today marked the return of more strict rules for businesses and individuals after a resurgence of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Connecticut. Gov. Ned Lamont has pulled back from the Phase 3 reopening protocols to what he is calling Phase 2.1, a slightly modified version of the Phase 2 reopening rules. 

You can read Lamont's Executive Order No. 9K here.

You can also read the state Department of Economic & Community Development's rules for reopening here.

In brief, the rules allow restaurants and cafes no more than 50% occupancy inside (it had been 75%), and to close for inside and outdoor dining by 10 p.m. (They can still do curbside pickup and delivery beyond that time.)