CHROs:
Additional information on the Governor’s action today, which was sent to your Chiefs of Staff this afternoon.
Thanks, Kathy
From: Norma R Houston <nrhouston@northcarolina.edumailto:nrhouston@northcarolina.edu> Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 3:43 PM To: "UNCCOS@lists.northcarolina.edumailto:UNCCOS@lists.northcarolina.edu" <UNCCOS@lists.northcarolina.edumailto:UNCCOS@lists.northcarolina.edu> Cc: Kimberly van Noort <kpvannoort@northcarolina.edumailto:kpvannoort@northcarolina.edu>, "Andrew P. Kelly" <apkelly@northcarolina.edumailto:apkelly@northcarolina.edu>, Jonathan Pruitt <jpruitt@northcarolina.edumailto:jpruitt@northcarolina.edu>, "Thomas C. Shanahan" <tcshanahan@northcarolina.edumailto:tcshanahan@northcarolina.edu>, Andrew T Tripp <attripp@northcarolina.edumailto:attripp@northcarolina.edu>, Bart Goodson <sbgoodson@northcarolina.edumailto:sbgoodson@northcarolina.edu>, Frederick E Sellers <fesellers@northcarolina.edumailto:fesellers@northcarolina.edu>, "Brent T. Herron" <bherron@northcarolina.edumailto:bherron@northcarolina.edu>, "Bethany D. Meighen" <bdmeighen@northcarolina.edumailto:bdmeighen@northcarolina.edu>, "Enarson, Cam" <cam_enarson@med.unc.edumailto:cam_enarson@med.unc.edu>, Joshua N Ellis <jnellis@northcarolina.edumailto:jnellis@northcarolina.edu>, Jane Stancill <mjstancill@northcarolina.edumailto:mjstancill@northcarolina.edu>, Peter Hans <phans@northcarolina.edumailto:phans@northcarolina.edu>, "Matthew S. Brody" <msbrody@northcarolina.edumailto:msbrody@northcarolina.edu> Subject: Current Modified Stay-At-Home Order Extended for 3 Weeks
Hi Chiefs:
During his press conference this afternoon, Governor Cooper announced the extension of the current Modified Stay-At-Home Order for another three weeks. Executive Order 188https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO188-Extension-of-Modified-Stay-at-Home-Order.pdf goes into effect this Friday (when the current EO expires) and remains in effect until 5:00pm on Friday, January 29th. All restrictions under the existing executive order (EO 181) are extended for this three-week period; no new restrictions are imposed. A copy of EO 188 is attached.
As a reminder, a summary of the restrictions imposed under EO 181 that are now extended through the end of this month is listed below:
* Stay at Home for High-Risk Individuals: High-risk individuals (those over age 65 or any person with serious underlying medical conditions) are strongly encouraged to stay at home and travel only for essential purposes. * Business Nighttime Closure: Certain categories of businesses and facilities must close from 10:00pm to 5:00am (nighttime closure requirement). The nighttime closure requirement applies to: * Amusement Parks * Bars, nightspots, and indoor arenas * Fitness facilities * Movie theaters, meeting spaces, and entertainment facilities * Museums and aquariums * Parks * Personal care and grooming businesses * Pools * Restaurants * Retail businesses * Exemptions from the nighttime closure requirement include retail businesses that sell groceries, health care supplies, and fuels. Restaurants may remain open past 10:00pm for take-out and delivery service only. * Alcohol Sales: Alcohol sales for on-site consumption are prohibited from 9:00pm to 7:00am. * Nighttime Events: Events or convenings outside the home must end by 10:00pm and all guests must leave and travel home. Professional and collegiate sports events may continue past 10:00pm. * Nighttime Travel Restrictions (“Curfew”): Except for limited exceptions, a statewide curfew is imposed from 10:00pm to 5:00am (exceptions to the curfew include: professional and collegiate sports events, religious services, law enforcement and other first responders, travel for required work, obtaining groceries, medical care, fuel, health care supplies, and taking care of a family member, friend, or pet). * Mandatory Face Coverings: * Face coverings required in all public indoor settings if there are nonhousehold members present, regardless of the individual’s ability to maintain social distance. Face coverings required in public outdoor settings if individuals are unable to maintain six feet of social distance from non-household members (the application of the mandatory face covering requirement to collegiate athletes remains the same – wearing face coverings is encouraged but not required when collegiate athletes are strenuously exercising or recovering from exercise and athletes are participating in a sport that is under conference oversight requiring COVID-19 risk reduction protocols). * Good faith effort on the part of employers to provide face coverings to employees. * Occupancy Limits: * Occupancy limits on indoor stadiums, arenas, and other similar venues remain the same (25 guest limit; the previous guidance from DHHS permitting up to 2 parents/family members per student athlete participating in the sport in addition to the 25-guest limit – up to a total of 350 spectators – remains the same). * Occupancy limits on very large outdoor facilities remains the same. * Occupancy limits on other categories of business and retail establishments remain the same. * Mass Gathering Restrictions: Mass gathering restriction remains the same (10 people indoors and 50 people outdoors) – the exception for educational institutions and governmental operations remains the same, as do the occupancy limits for indoor stadiums and very large outdoor facilities.
In addition, Secretary Cohen has issued a secretarial directive advising of immediate actions individuals should take to protect themselves and others (note that a secretarial directive is advisory; it is not enforceable through criminal sanctions as are violations of a gubernatorial Executive Order):
Secretarial Directive (1/6/2021): https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/NCDHHS-Secretarial-Directive-January-6-... Secretarial Directive FAQs (1/6/2021): https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/NCDHHS-Secretarial-Directive-FAQ-Januar...
Please feel free to share with your colleagues.
Thanks for all you do, Norma
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