Current Events > Us Michiganders final got the coronavirus stay-at-home order starting tomorrow

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https://www.wlns.com/news/health/coronavirus/livestreaming-now-gov-whitmer-orders-stay-at-home-order-as-covid-19-spreads/

Lansing, Mich. (WLNS) Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered 10 million Michigan residents to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Her announcement came Monday morning following a weekend of speculation that an order was imminent.

Effective at 12:01 am on March 24, 2020, for at least the next three weeks, individuals may only leave their home or place of residence under very limited circumstances, and they must adhere to social distancing measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when they do so, including remaining at least six feet from people from outside the individuals household to the extent feasible under the circumstances.
Gov. Whitmer Executive Order

She emphasized that critical businesses and services will remain open.

Grocery stores will remain open and Whitmer cautioned people to not panic or hoard.

>>>Full list of critical businesses that will remain open

Here is a partial list:

For purposes of this order, critical infrastructure workers are those workers described by the Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in his guidance of March 19, 2020 on the COVID-19 response (available here). Such workers include some workers in each of the following sectors:

(a) Health care and public health.

(b) Law enforcement, public safety, and first responders.

(c) Food and agriculture.

(d) Energy.

(e) Water and wastewater.

(f) Transportation and logistics.

(g) Public works.

(h) Communications and information technology, including news media.

(i) Other community-based government operations and essential functions.

(j) Critical manufacturing.

(k) Hazardous materials.

(l) Financial services.

(m) Chemical supply chains and safety.

(n) Defense industrial base.

Now Michigan joins the list of at least ten states where shelter in place orders have been issued.

On Sunday Ohio joined similar governors efforts in California, Illinois and New York to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

On Sunday state health officials reported 1035 cases of COVID-19 in the state of Michigan, with nine deaths.
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EDIT: "*finally" in topic title
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lol imagine thinking such orders will be obeyed in MUH FREEDOM America

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I wonder if my government job will be affected?

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But us Michiganians get to go out still, right?
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I work for the automotive industry. Will that count as "critical manufacturing"?

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King Rial posted...

But us Michiganians get to go out still, right?

Yes.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/03/23/michigan-weighs-stay-home-order-what-could-restrict/2896945001/

Michigan residents are ordered to stay in their homes unless they're critical infrastructure workers. People can still leave for outdoor activities, to care for family members, perform necessary government activities and obtain necessary supplies.

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I still have to go in, since my organization--operating on a skeleton staff--is deemed essential, and since they're going to be using Zoom to conduct their meetings now, they especially are going to need IT support.

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But America will be back in business in a week doe!

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Solar_Crimson posted...

Yes.

It was just a Michigander/Michiganian joke.
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Well, nothing in Ohio is closing so Im sure youll be fine too.
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Middle hope posted...

I work for the automotive industry. Will that count as "critical manufacturing"?

My family is back in Ohio, and my dad works for Ford as a maintenance electrician. He was laid off for now. I'm assuming they'll do the same to you.

King Rial posted...

It was just a Michigander/Michiganian joke.

I missed that...

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Got our critical infrastructure hall pass when we got into work today

No slow down in the pet industry
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Michigan isnt even a real state it's a Canadian sleeper cell

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Plus, just got an alert on my phone about the shut down starting tonight
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OgesMC posted...

Well, nothing in Ohio is closing so Im sure youll be fine too.

My buddy lives in Ohio, he said its locking down.

Scorsese2002 posted...

Plus, just got an alert on my phone about the shut down starting tonight

Same. We just got it as well. I had Emergency Alerts disabled on my old phone, but I hadn't gotten around to doing it for this one.

We're heading home from my Grandparents now. They both have dementia and live by themselves. Trying to stop him from letting people come over. He's going to get them killed.
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Its hilarious that all of these stay at home orders are going into place for a quarantine and yet they have to list at least 10 sections if businesses that have to stay open.

Essentially, no more bars, eating inside a restaurant, haircuts/grooming/tattoos, and very very specific auto manufacturers

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Probably 70% of the US workforce is still working which makes this quarantine completely pointless, and the thing that makes it absolutely pointless is the government saying you can still go outside and enjoy the public! That's not working very good

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