At its regular board meeting on June 21st, the Orienteering USA Board of Directors voted to update the SARS-CoV-2 policy to reflect changing conditions and what we know about how the virus is transmitted. Many of the previous ‘requirements’ are now reduced to ‘recommendations’ and others are eliminated entirely in the new streamlined version. There are, however, still some items that remain requirements for NRE events and are strongly suggested for organizers holding local events as well.
The executive summary reads:
- Participants must stay home when sick.
- Event-related activities should take place outside to the maximum extent possible.
- Participants and event volunteers should practice social distancing: participants should maintain at least 2m distance from volunteers who are at stations (i.e. registration, start, finish, download etc.)
- Organizers should structure the event and schedule to spread participants out in time and space.
The full text of the revised policy can be found in the OUSA Library under Library>Administrative>Policies or directly at this link.