Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19)

October 26, 2022

HPCON STATUS

ALPHA: NSF Beaufort, NAS Corpus Christi, NS Guantanamo Bay, NCBC Gulfport, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Key West, SB Kings Bay, NS Mayport, NAS Meridian, NSA Mid-South, NAS JRB New Orleans, NSA Orlando, NSA Panama City, NAS Pensacola, NAS Whiting Field,

BRAVO: NAS JRB Fort Worth, NAS Kingsville

HPCON level determinations for COVID-19 are based on the CDC COVID-19
Community Levels reported by the CDC, which include screening levels that make use of new case-rates and health and health care systems-related information. HPCON Levels A, B, and C correspond directly to CDC COVID-19 Community Levels of low, medium, and high community transmission, respectively.

HPCON C indicates high COVID-19 community level risk. Below are a list of Health Protection measures that installation commanders may undertake at HPCON C:

Utilize measures from HPCON A and B with the following modifications:
a. Less than 50 percent of normal occupancy in the workplace.

b. Consider limiting visitor access to the installation for non-essential mission related/
operational activities.

c. Limit social gatherings to less than 50 percent facility/room occupancy.

d. MTFs may limit elective surgeries in accordance with guidance from the Defense Health Agency and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

e. Consider re-scoping, modifying, or potentially canceling exercises.

f. Indoor common areas and large venues may be closed. Dining establishments may be limited to takeout.

g. Gyms may be closed at this level or operate at diminished occupancy.

h. Schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will operate remotely.

i. Maximize telework to the greatest extent practical.

Follow any other applicable Force Health Protection Guidance at: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Coronavirus-DOD-Response/Latest-DODGuidance/.

HPCON B indicates medium COVID-19 community level risk. Below are a list of Health Protection measures that installation commanders may undertake at HPCON B:

Utilize measures from HPCON A with the following modifications:
a. Less than 80 percent of normal occupancy in the workplace.

b. Permit liberal telework where possible, especially for individuals who self identify as immunocompromised or being at high risk for severe disease.

c. Consider limiting occupancy of common areas where personnel are likely to congregate and interact by marking approved sitting areas or removing furniture to maintain physical distancing.

Follow any other applicable Force Health Protection Guidance at: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Coronavirus-DOD-Response/Latest-DODGuidance/.

HPCON C indicates high COVID-19 community level risk. Below are a list of Health Protection measures that installation commanders may undertake at HPCON C:

Utilize measures from HPCON A and B with the following modifications:
a. Less than 50 percent of normal occupancy in the workplace.

HPCON A indicates low COVID-19 community level risk. Below is a list of Health Protection measures that installation commanders may undertake at HPCON A:

a. Less than 100 percent of normal occupancy in the workplace, with telework as appropriate.

b. Communicate to personnel how and when to report illness and seek care for potential influenza-like illness.

c. Common areas and large venues (e.g., sitdown dining, movie theaters, gyms, sporting venues, and commissaries) should adhere to established cleaning and sanitation protocols

d. DoDEA schools will operate following CDC recommendations and guidelines specific to schools as implemented in operational procedures and guidance from the Director, DoDEA. Children are not required to mask. Any DoD guidance that is more stringent than CDC guidance must be followed.

HPCON B indicates medium COVID-19 community level risk. Below are a list of Health Protection measures that installation commanders may undertake at HPCON B:

Utilize measures from HPCON A with the following modifications:
a. Less than 80 percent of normal occupancy in the workplace.

b. Permit liberal telework where possible, especially for individuals who self identify as immunocompromised or being at high risk for severe disease.

c. Consider limiting occupancy of common areas where personnel are likely to congregate and interact by marking approved sitting areas or removing furniture to maintain physical distancing.

Follow any other applicable Force Health Protection Guidance at: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Coronavirus-DOD-Response/Latest-DODGuidance/.

HPCON C indicates high COVID-19 community level risk. Below are a list of Health Protection measures that installation commanders may undertake at HPCON C:

Utilize measures from HPCON A and B with the following modifications:
a. Less than 50 percent of normal occupancy in the workplace.

b. Consider limiting visitor access to the installation for non-essential mission related/
operational activities.

c. Limit social gatherings to less than 50 percent facility/room occupancy.

d. MTFs may limit elective surgeries in accordance with guidance from the Defense Health Agency and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

e. Consider re-scoping, modifying, or potentially canceling exercises.

f. Indoor common areas and large venues may be closed. Dining establishments may be limited to takeout.

g. Gyms may be closed at this level or operate at diminished occupancy.

h. Schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will operate remotely.

i. Maximize telework to the greatest extent practical.

Follow any other applicable Force Health Protection Guidance at: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Coronavirus-DOD-Response/Latest-DODGuidance/.

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