Michigan Governor Issues Stay Home Executive Order
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order (EO 2020-21), directing all Michigan businesses and operations to temporarily suspend in-person operations that are not necessary to sustain or protect life. The order also directs Michiganders to stay in their homes unless they’re a part of that critical infrastructure workforce, engaged in an outdoor activity, or performing tasks necessary to the health and safety of themselves or their family, like going to the hospital or grocery store.
The following is a public statement from Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) President Mohammed A. Arsiwala, MD, LCDR, US Navy, MC, backing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s call for all Michigan residents to stay at home in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 virus. |
| “As Michigan’s physician community, on the front lines of caring for those infected by the COVID-19 virus and working to limit the spread of the virus to others, we cannot urge strongly enough that every Michigan resident take this situation seriously and stay home to protect both themselves, their families and their neighbors.
“Supplies are scarce. Testing kits are limited. COVID-19 is highly contagious and cases in Michigan and around the country are rising. Staying home helps Michigan physicians and our health care system better fight back.
“We are grateful for – and support – Governor Whitmer’s executive order today asking all Michigan residents to stay at home, in an effort to flatten the curve. This is the most important thing we can all do to protect the most vulnerable in our community. It is also the most important thing we can all do to return our lives to what we remember and miss.” |
The new “stay at home” order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24 and stays in effect for three weeks. The order requires individuals to stay at home with six exceptions:
- Engaging in an outdoor activity while observing proper social distancing;
- Obtaining health care;
- Obtaining necessary services and supplies including groceries;
- Caring for family members;
- Performing jobs if characterized as critical infrastructure workers by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), businesses will have the opportunity to designate their supply chain that is critical to performing CISA designated tasks;
- Businesses not considered “essential “ by DHS will be able to designate employees required to maintain minimum basic operations including security, payroll, and providing for safe winding down of operations.Thank you for all you do.
Thank you for all that you do.
Michigan College of Emergency Physicians |
