compliance orders

Ten Rhode Island businesses have been issued various forms of compliance orders by the state’s COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force for violating public health directives, the state department of health announced Thursday. The orders were issued to eight food businesses and two barbershops over the last two weeks, officials said. In many instances, inspectors said they observed staff and patrons...

Ten restaurants and bars in Rhode Island have been issued COVID-19 related compliance orders, according to the state Department of Health. In inspections of the businesses, staff and patrons were allegedly observed not wearing masks, not practicing social distancing, and establishments were not screening patrons for symptoms of COVID-19, health officials said Wednesday. In addition, some establishments were not meeting…