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Governor Hogan Announces Further Actions To Slow The Spread of COVID-19, Relaunches ‘Maryland Unites’ Initiative
Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of new actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Maryland, including limiting gatherings to 10 people, ordering the closure of shopping malls, restricting access to the BWI Marshall Airport terminal, and urging the use of transit for essential travel only.
Today’s daily count shows that Maryland has 107 confirmed cases of COVID-19—an 88 percent increase over 48 hours. Last night, Governor Hogan announced the state’s first death as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and today the state reported its first case of a child contracting the virus.
Below is a comprehensive list of actions the governor is taking today:
- Limiting Gatherings and Ordering Closure of Shopping Malls: Governor Hogan has amended a previous executive order to reduce the size of social, cultural, and community gatherings to 10 people, and require the closure of all enclosed shopping malls.
- Restricted Access to BWI Marshall Airport Terminal: Governor Hogan has directed the Maryland Department of Transportation to restrict access to the BWI Marshall Terminal to ticketed passengers and employees only.
- Transit for Essential Travel Only
- University of Maryland Spring Semester: Governor Hogan has asked the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to keep all students off campus and finish the spring semester online.
- Hospital Surge Plan: Governor Hogan announced that, as part of phase one of the hospital surge plan, 900 beds will be made available immediately. By early April, another 1,400 beds are expected to come online. The multi-phase plan calls for adding capacity of up to 6,000 beds.
- Flexibility for Emergency Medical Personnel: Governor Hogan issued an emergency order to allow greater flexibility for emergency medical services personnel to augment other health care providers.
- Relaunch of Maryland Unites
- Delivery and Carry-Out of Alcohol: Governor Hogan has issued an emergency order that allows for delivery and carry-out sales of alcohol by restaurants, bars, distilleries, and wineries.
- Temperature Checks at State House
- Lifting Restrictions on Delivery Trucks: Governor Hogan has issued an emergency order to lift restrictions on the capacity of delivery trucks. Motor vehicles transporting equipment or supplies directly related to the COVID-19 state of emergency are allowed to exceed legal weight limits by up to 15%.
For more information, please refer to the following link: https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/03/19/governor-hogan-announces-further-actions-to-slow-the-spread-of-covid-19-relaunches-maryland-unites-initiative/
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