Ohio issues garage sale guidelines

Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton has strongly recommended that Ohioans take the following actions when having and/or attending garage sales. 

Practice social distancing by doing the following: 

• Place posters encouraging social distancing for customers to see upon arrival and while shopping. 
• Set up tables and chairs 6 feet apart. 
• Use heavy-duty tape to form a flow for customers to follow throughout the sale. 
• Ask customers to stand in a line, while spread apart, during a high traffic times. 
• Clean all tables and chairs several times a day. 
• Make sure all merchandise is washed and dried and/or wiped down with a disinfectant before placing on a table or chair for sale. 
• Wipe down all tables and chairs using disinfectant at the end of the day or in the morning before the next day of the sale starts.
• Wear masks and disposable gloves at all times. 
• Have hand sanitizer with at least 60-percent alcohol on tables and other places for customers to use.