New Directives Reduce Indoor Dining Capacity to 50%, Restore Mandatory Teleworking for Government Employees
Public Health Advisories Limit Indoor Gatherings to 25 or Less, Expand Warnings
on Out-of-State Travel
Emergency Health Order Expands Hospital Surge Capacity
New Guidance for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
(ANNAPOLIS, MD – November 11, 2020) —With Maryland’s positivity rate exceeding 5% for the first time since June and health metrics spiking across the nation, Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of actions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
“Since last week, most of our key metrics have worsened considerably,” said Governor Hogan. “More people are getting infected with the virus, more people are being hospitalized, more people are going into intensive care, and more Marylanders are dying. The actions we are taking today are absolutely necessary to help us withstand this surge, to save lives, and to keep Maryland on the road to recovery and open for business.”
Watch today’s press conference.
View the slides from today’s press conference.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 5PM:
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:
This public health advisory—which takes effect immediately—applies to personal, family, or business travel of any kind. Marylanders are advised to postpone or cancel travel to these areas until their positivity and/or case rates decline. Read the travel advisory.
NEW HOSPITAL SURGE CAPACITY ORDER. State health officials have issued an emergency order expanding hospital surge capacity. Read the emergency health order.
NEW GUIDANCE FOR NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. State health officials have issued new guidance for slowing the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Read the nursing home guidance.
EXPANDED CONSULTATIONS WITH LOCAL LEADERS. At the governor’s direction, administration officials will increase teleconferences with county and municipal leaders in order to ensure additional real-time coordination.
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