BREAKING: Gov. Whitmer Issues Stay-at-Home Order

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state are going to be under a stay-at-home order starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

It comes because the state as climbed from zero to quite 1,000 coronavirus cases in 13 days.

Governor Whitmer issued the stay-at-home order at a news conference Monday morning.

The state now says 15 people have died from the virus.

That is 7 new deaths since 2 p.m. Sunday.

Right now, there are 1,035 cases in Michigan, including Charlevoix, Clare, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Otsego, Roscommon and Wexford counties.

The state says 15 people have died from COVID-19.

These numbers are expected to be updated at 2 p.m.

The biggest takeaway from Gov. Whitmer’s stay-at-home order for Michiganders is actually doing what has been asked of you for the past week approximately but now it's far more serious and not a recommendation – it's an order.

The governor says there's no vaccine and there's no cure for COVID-19 therefore the only thanks to beat this is often to slow the spread and provides the health system time.

That means we've to remain faraway from one another .

You will be ready to go outside.

You will be ready to choose walks or runs and visit the state’s parks, but to stay six feet of social distance.

As for businesses, grocery stores, pharmacies and carry-out food remains available.

Gas stations, auto shops and convenience stores are open.

Heath look after both you and your pets is out there , also as mail and delivery services.

The executive order is for subsequent three weeks, April 13, which can also extend the varsity closure executive order to a minimum of that point .

Let’s breakdown what exactly will stay open now that Michigan will have a stay-at-home order.

They include health care operations like clinics and hospitals, also as grocery stories, pharmacies and food banks.

Gas stations also will be open.

Banks, postal services, child care services, laundromats, also as journalism .

YOU CAN:

Go to the grocery or devour take-out food.

Go to the pharmacy to select up a needed prescription.

Engage in outdoor activities like walking, hiking, running, biking.

Go to the hospital or secure any care necessary to deal with a medical emergency or to preserve your health or the health of a beloved .

Fill your car with gas.

Return to Michigan to a home or place of residence from outside the State.

Leave the State for a home or residence elsewhere.

Walk your pets and take them to the veterinarian for needed medical aid .

YOU MAY NOT:

Leave the house to figure unless your employer designates you as a critical infrastructure worker.

Participate in any public gatherings.

Visit someone within the hospital, home , or other residential care facilities (with limited exceptions).

Go to the mall or to restaurants.

BUSINESSES THAT REMAIN OPEN FOR IN-PERSON WORK MUST TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS to attenuate THE VIRUS’S SPREAD. THEY MUST:

Promote remote work to the fullest extent possible.

Restrict the amount of workers present in-person on the work .

Keep employees a minimum of six feet from each other to the utmost extent possible and enabling social distancing for patrons who are standing in line.

Any other social distancing practices and mitigation measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.