MI. Three Week Pause to slow COVID-19 begins Nov. 18
November 16, 2020
SUMMARY: Yesterday, to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency order calling for a "three-week pause" of social and group activities. Taking effect on November 18, 2020 at 12:01 am, the emergency order:
Closed:
- Casinos, movie theaters, and group exercise classes
- Colleges and high schools for in-person classes
- Stadiums and arenas
- Organized sports (professional and college sports are exempt)
- Arcades, bingo halls, and bowling centers
- Ice skating rinks and indoor water parks
- Group fitness classes
- Offices that can conduct business remotely
Modifications:
- Indoor residential gatherings are limited to two households at any one time (10 person max)
- Bars and restaurants will be open for outdoor dining, carry-out and delivery only
- Fall high school championships are postponed
- Winter high school sports are to be pushed back
Open:
- Gyms will remain open for individual exercise
- Outdoor dining and parks remain open
- Shopping, public transit, and personal-care services are open with proper protocols
- Manufacturing, construction, and work that cannot be done remotely
- Small outdoor gatherings limited to 25 people
- Funerals are permitted with a 25 person limit
- Healthcare offices
- Schools with preschool through 8th grade students can remain open for districts who have opted for in-person teaching
- Childcare facilities
- Courts
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