Gov. Brian Kemp will allow the statewide shelter in place order to expire as planned but announced that he is extending Georgia’s public health state of emergency through June 12, 2020.
Georgia’s shelter in place order will expire at 11:59 p.m. tonight, Thursday, April 30.
“I am urging Georgians to continue to stay home whenever possible. I want to thank the people of our great state who heeded public health advice, afforded us time to bolster our healthcare infrastructure, and flattened the curve. We were successful in these efforts, but the fight is far from over,” the governor said in a statement.
Gov. Kemp is extending the shelter in place order for medically fragile and elderly Georgians through June 12. He also ordered long-term care facilities – including nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, and similar community living homes – to utilize enhanced infection control protocols to protect residents and staff from coronavirus exposure.
READ Kemp’s full statement here
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