COVID Health Protocols

(for Outdoor gatherings)

To be observed and adjusted according to updated COVID guidelines.

For the participants:

• Practice safe distancing and respect different people’s comfort levels on distancing.

• Bring your own cup/bowl if you prefer. Sanitized cups/bowls will be available for the participants to borrow during the event if needed. Please hold on to the borrowed items during the whole event and return to the dedicated bin when you leave.

• Sanitize hands between touching items that will be handed between people.

• If you have any symptoms of COVID before the gathering, please stay home.

For volunteers and hosts on-site for the event:

• Clean and sanitizing the brewing the vessels before the event

• Hand washing/sanitizing hands before work

• Sanitizing hand right before brewing

• Setup separate general service area and activity area if space allows

• Sanitizing surfaces

• Set out sanitizers which people can use before they grab cups/bowls

• Arrange cups/bowls on table in the general service area if it applied so people only touch the cup/bowl they are going to use for the whole event

• Have hand sanitizer by hand while serving and use it before touch any objects in between 

• No touching participants’ cups/bowls once bowls are handed out during tea service

• If you have any symptoms of COVID or have been being exposed to someone who has the COVID before the gathering, please stay home.

• Mask on when it is necessary