Jonathan Fillion Posted March 21, 2020 Report Posted March 21, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-state-by-state-guide-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-11584749351 NEW YORK • Effective 8 p.m. on Sunday, all businesses that aren’t deemed essential must shut down their in-office personnel functions. Gov. Cuomo’s order exempts financial institutions, retailers, pharmacies, hospitals, news media, manufacturing plants and transportation companies, among others. • “Non-essential gatherings” of any size and for any reason are temporarily banned. • In public, people must keep at least six feet away from each other. • Residents 70 and older and people with compromised immune systems or underlying illnesses must remain indoors (unless exercising outside), wear a mask in the company of others and prescreen visitors by taking their temperature. • Casinos, gyms, theaters, shopping malls, amusement parks and bowling alleys are closed. • Barbershops, hair salons, tattoo or piercing salons, nail salons, hair-removal services will be closed starting Saturday at 8 p.m. • Bars and restaurants are limited to delivery and takeout. CALIFORNIA Gov. Newsom has ordered everyone in California to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, obtain health care, or go to an “essential job.” People working in critical infrastructure sectors may continue to go to their jobs. • People outside must keep at least 6 feet of distance from each other. • Dine-in restaurants, bars and nightclubs, entertainment venues, gyms and fitness studios are closed. • Gas stations, pharmacies, grocery stores, convenience stores, banks and laundry services remain open. PENNSYLVANIA Gov. Tom Wolf ordered “non-life-sustaining businesses” in Pennsylvania to close their physical locations as of Thursday evening. The restriction exempts sectors, like gas stations, food retailers and transportation companies. It also doesn’t apply to “virtual or telework operations.” Businesses that don’t comply could face enforcement actions starting Saturday. • Pennsylvanian residents are strongly encouraged to refrain from nonessential travel, but it isn’t a requirement. • Restaurants and bars must stop all dine-in services. ILLINOIS Gov. J.B. Pritzker commanded residents to stay at home, leaving only for essential travel and activities such as health and safety reasons, getting supplies and caring for others. • The Illinois directive says, “non-essential business and operations must cease,” a requirement with many exceptions. Nonessential businesses can still allow employees to work remotely and process payroll and employee benefits, among other limited activities. • Gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited with limited exceptions. • All places of public amusement are closed to the public, such as carnivals, amusement parks and concert halls. TEXAS Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive instructs all Texans to avoid social gatherings in groups of more than 10 people starting Saturday morning. • Texas residents “shall avoid eating or drinking at bars, restaurants, and food courts, or visiting gyms or massage parlors.” • People may not visit nursing homes or long-term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance. FLORIDA Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered the closure of all restaurant dining rooms and bars in the state, as well as concert houses and other entertainment venues in Broward and Palm Beach counties. • The city of Miami Beach directed all hotels to close down by Monday night. • Miami-Dade County has shut down beaches, parks, bars and restaurants. NEVADA • Days after closing Las Vegas casinos, Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered a shutdown of “non-essential businesses,” including movie theaters, massage parlors, brothels, nightclubs, hair and nail salons and gyms. • Retail cannabis dispensaries may operate by delivery. • No on-site dining at restaurants.
Jonathan Fillion Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Posted March 23, 2020 Update https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/21/coronavirus-lockdown-orders-shelter-place-stay-home-state-list/2891193001/ Delaware announces stay-at-home order, effective Tuesday Gov. John Carney ordered Delaware residents to stay at home and closed nonessential businesses in the state starting Tuesday at 8 a.m. Under Carney's stay-at-home order, residents can leave their homes for medical care, to shop for groceries, to go to work if their employer is permitted to stay open and to exercise with proper social-distancing. Car dealerships, clothing stores, performing arts companies and schools are among the nonessential activities ordered to close by Carney. Restaurants will be allowed to continue carry-out and delivery business. 'Nonessential' businesses to close in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Sunday night that several new restrictions will begin Monday after Kentucky's total number of coronavirus cases surpassed 100. Starting at 8 p.m. on March 23, all nonessential retail will close to in-person traffic. Also, while many medical facilities have complied with a request to cease elective procedures, it will become a mandate starting Monday. The order applies to clothing stores, entertainment stores, sporting goods stores, shoe stores, jewelers, florists, furniture stores, bookstores and auto dealers (though repair and part stores are exempt). It does NOT apply to grocery stores, gas stations, liquor stores, banks, veterinary hospitals, pharmacies and drug stores. It's not clear if the restrictions apply to hardware stores. Louisiana stay-at-home order Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statewide stay-at-home order Sunday beginning at 5 p.m. Monday for non-essential workers and businesses to stem the spread of coronavirus. Many businesses like grocery stores, pharmacies and banks will be exempt from the order. All public schools and many businesses like bars and gyms in Louisiana were already closed by previous executive orders, but Sunday's order will expand the closures. Early learning centers and child care facilities adhering to the guidance issued by the Louisiana Department of Education and Office of Public Health may continue to operate. Ohio will join the list Monday Ohio will join the growing list of states imposing a mandate for its residents to stay at home when Gov. Mike DeWine's order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday. DeWine made the announcement Sunday. The order will last until at least April 6 and will be reassessed at that time and as necessary, DeWine said. The order can be enforced by local health and law enforcement departments, the governor said. DeWine said the order allows exceptions, such as going to the grocery store, restaurant carryout, going to a park (but not use of playground equipment), taking care of neighbors or family members, weddings and funerals. California shelter-in-place order California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide shelter-in-place order Thursday evening. Newsom identified 16 critical infrastructure sectors – including those providing food, health care and energy – that will remain open. When asked how long the shelter-in-place order may last, Newsom said it depended on people's behaviors and how well the state is able to contain the virus. "This is a dynamic situation," Newsom said. "I don't expect this to be many, many months, but for the time being, we are recognizing the next eight weeks" as especially important. New York 'PAUSE' plan Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that all New York residents must stay home "to the maximum extent possible," effective 8 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Cuomo called the order the "New York State on PAUSE" plan, and it bans all nonessential gatherings of individuals "of any size for any reason." Residents can leave their homes for solitary exercise or to obtain essential services or items, including trips to the grocery stores. When in public, they must keep a 6-foot distance from others. Mass transit will stay operational; food delivery and takeout services will stay open, as will other essential businesses, such as gas stations and grocery stores. But all workers should stay home unless they fall into the list of essential businesses. Cuomo has repeatedly said that the term "shelter-in-place" is inappropriate to apply to the new order because most people associate the term with an active shooter situation. Illinois stay-at-home order Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced a "stay-at-home" order that began Saturday and will last until at least April 7. All nonessential businesses must close, and all people who can work from home must do so, Pritzker said. All Illinois schools will stay closed until at least April 8. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the order "is not a lockdown or martial law." Pharmacies, grocery stories and clinics will not close. Airports will be open and garbage will be collected. Connecticut stay-at-home order In Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday announced an executive order directing all nonessential businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state to prohibit all in-person functions if they are able to, effective 8 p.m. Monday. The order excludes essential business, such as health care, food service, law enforcement and similar critical services, said Lamont, who is calling his directive, "Stay Safe, Stay Home.'' The order recommends that people maintain social distancing, limit outdoor recreational activities to non-contact and limit the use of public transportation to when it's absolutely necessary, among other items. Oregon stay-at-home order Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday told residents to stay home, calling the directive "both an order and a public awareness campaign." "I am directing Oregonians tonight to stay home to stay healthy. Social distancing done well and done early can save lives," Brown said in a press conference. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said on Twitter on Friday that he was working with the governor and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury to draft the specifics of the order over the weekend. "This is not a lockdown," Wheeler said in the post. "This is a 'stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to go out' order." New Jersey stay-at-home order New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Saturday that he would be ordering residents to stay at home, effective at 9 p.m. He also canceled gatherings of any number, including parties, weddings and religious ceremonies. "We need you to just stay at home," Murphy said. "We have to change our behaviors." Murphy said the restrictions would not change "anytime soon" and could continue for weeks or months. Pennsylvania closes nonessential businesses Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all "non-life-sustaining" businesses to close Thursday night. He made the order after being granted extraordinary powers upon his "declaration of a disaster emergency, such as COVID-19."
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