Governor Gretchen Whitmire’s administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to shut down personal classes, shuttered restaurants for indoor dining and halted organized sports in an effort to limit Michigan’s height. Coronavirus cases.
The restrictions will start on Wednesday and last for three weeks. It’s not as sweeping as it was when the governor released the file Asked to stay home last spring, But it is extensive.
In addition, an order written by the state health ministry limits indoor residential gatherings to no more than two families, limits outdoor gatherings to 25 people, and closes recreational facilities such as theaters, bowling alleys, and indoor water parks. Gyms and swimming pools can still be open for one-on-one workout but not group classes.
This step comes at a time when the country is facing a rise in new cases of coronavirus and hospitalization.
“If we don’t act now, thousands more will die, and our hospitals will remain overwhelmed,” Whitmire said. “We can overcome this together by hearing health experts again and taking action now to slow the spread of this deadly virus.”
Robert Gordon, director of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, said, “Indoor gatherings are the biggest source of the spread of the disease, and we focus on severely reducing them.”
Also eat the next witmer Thanksgiving holiday: “We know some people will gather anyway. Chances are that some of these gatherings will spread COVID and contribute to the loss of loved ones.
The pandemic has infected more than 54 million people worldwide since it began, and killed more than 1.3 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The United States leads the world in confirmed cases – with more than 11 million – and a death toll of more than 246,000.
