At 11:00am today, Governor Whitmer declared that she is extending the ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ executive order through May 15^th as a necessary means to slow the spread of COVID-19 and ultimately save lives.

 

Though the Governor decided to lengthen her executive order, several previous restrictions have been lifted.

 

Several components of the new order include:

• Requiring individuals to wear cloth face coverings over their nose and mouth in any enclosed public spaces such as grocery stores and pharmacies
• Employers must provide non-medical grade masks or face covering to their in-person employees

Several restrictions lifted in the new order include:

• Lower risk sectors such as landscapers, lawn-service companies and plant nurseries may resume operations if strict social distancing and safety precautions are followed
• Stores selling nonessential supplies can reopen for curbside pickup and delivery
• Big box stores no longer must close off garden centers and areas dedicated to selling paint, flooring and carpet
• People with multiple in-state homes can resume traveling between them, though highly discouraged
• Motorized boating and golfing, without the use of carts, has been reinstated, again as long as strict social distancing measures are followed

“District Health Department #10 continues to support the Governor’s Executive Orders and we ask that every individual within our ten-county jurisdiction, whether full-time residents or seasonal visitors, adhere to these orders,” stated Kevin Hughes, Health Officer for DHD#10. “We’re seeing the curve flatten; however, the numbers continue to rise in Michigan each day and we have the power to slow them down if we continue to do our part.”

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Read the complete Executive Order 2020-59 for all the details.

 

For more information about COVID-19, go to: www.dhd10.org, www.michigan.gov/coronavirus,  or www.cdc.com/coronavirus