Maryland issues stay-at-home order for all residents

Source: The Hill | March 30, 2020 | Nathaniel Weixel

Maryland has issued a “stay at home” order for all residents, effective at 8 p.m. tonight, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Monday.

No Maryland resident should be leaving their home, unless it’s for an essential job or for an essential reason, Hogan said. Non-essential businesses must scale down their operations, and allow telework as much as possible, Hogan said.

“Unfortunately we are only at the beginning of this crisis, and it will get considerably worse before it gets better,” Hogan said.

In addition, Hogan said any resident who has traveled outside the region in recent weeks should self-quarantine for 14 days. 

In two weeks time, Hogan said the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas could look like the New York tri-state area, which is struggling with more than half the country’s coronavirus cases and a death toll of more than 2,000.  

Despite repeated warnings, Hogan said people have been ignoring his executive orders and directives for more than three weeks. Those individuals are “endangering themselves, and their fellow citizens,” Hogan said. 

Hogan said he is concerned about the virus spreading to “literally thousands” of facilities in Maryland. 

“We are no longer asking or suggesting Marylanders stay home, we are directing them to do so,” Hogan said. 

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