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UPDATE
When requested by TR if folks can journey to eating places for take-out, Leon County Commissioner Desolge responded, “Sure – enterprise as regular (underneath present orders) – curfew 11-5, legislation enforcement now has the suitable to disperse teams.”
Unique Report
At the moment, Leon County Fee Chairman Bryan Desloge, with the help of Mayor John Dailey, introduced a “keep at dwelling” order for Leon County and Metropolis of Tallahassee residents. He additionally introduced a curfew from 11:00 PM to five:00 AM. The order takes impact Wednesday at 11 p.m.
Desolge mentioned the aim of the order is to blunt the transmission of COVID-19 in Leon County.
The order encourages everybody to remain at dwelling until conducting important actions. Desloge mentioned these actions embrace making certain the well being and security of others, acquiring vital provides, participating in work, caring for others, and responsibly participating in out door actions.
Desloge mentioned “we aren’t requiring any companies to shut”, indicating each non-essential and important companies can function. Nonetheless, Desloge additionally mentioned folks ought to solely go away dwelling for the necessities.
The order directs legislation enforcement to disperse crowds of ten or extra. A failure to conform may end up in fines.
TR was informed the precise order might be launched by 6 PM.
Official Order
Leon County Points Stay-at-Home Order to Take Impact Wednesday at 11 p.m.
Constant
with native, state, and nationwide well being professional steering strongly
encouraging social distancing and limiting public gatherings, Leon
County has issued a stay-at-home order efficient Wednesday, March 25 at
11 p.m. for all County and Metropolis residents. With the order in place,
companies can stay open, folks can nonetheless journey for important
actions, and households can nonetheless stroll the canine and go to parks with
social distancing in thoughts. The order doesn’t shut any enterprise, cease
folks from shopping for groceries, or confine households to their houses.
“In contrast
to different Florida counties affected by the novel coronavirus, Leon
County has comparatively few instances, and we should proceed to guard our
well being and security,” mentioned Leon County Fee Chairman Bryan Desloge.
“Issued by the County and supported by the Metropolis, this stay-at-home order
is one other proactive step in stopping the unfold. A enterprise proprietor can
nonetheless preserve the lights on and a household can nonetheless stroll the canine, however we’re
encouraging everybody to do their half and keep dwelling every time potential.”
Introduced
at a joint County-Metropolis press convention at this time, the particular
stay-at-home order might be distributed early Wednesday and does the
following:
- Strongly
encourages all County and Metropolis residents to stay at dwelling until
conducting important actions like making certain well being and security,
acquiring vital provides, participating in work, caring for others,
and responsibly participating in out of doors recreation; - Authorizes legislation enforcement to disperse any crowd of greater than 10 folks, which can embrace prison fees or fines;
- Establishes
a curfew from 11 p.m. to five a.m. starting Wednesday night time to make sure
social distance is maintained and bigger teams don’t collect. Below the
curfew, residents might conduct important actions resembling going to
work and making certain well being and security; - Strongly
encourages all companies to conduct social distancing measures in
their buying areas and in storefronts, which could be achieved by
limiting the variety of customers, staggering hours, or different approaches
that work greatest for the group and native companies to restrict the
transmission of COVID-19.
“Tailor-made to the wants
of our group, at this time’s order additional reinforces the County’s centered
strategy on assembly this public well being emergency head-on,” mentioned Leon
County Administrator Vincent S. Lengthy. “The order displays the place we’re
at this time in addressing this pandemic, and we are going to proceed to train
each potential mitigation technique sooner or later.”
The
stay-at-home-order is in alignment with the goals of native, state,
and nationwide well being consultants to restrict the transmission of COVID-19 by
utilizing social and bodily distancing, limiting giant gatherings, and
defending our most weak populations such because the aged from any
publicity to an infection.
For
extra info on COVID-19, the Florida Division of Well being
has activated a 24/7 COVID-19 name middle at (866) 779-6121. Leon County
residents may also name the County Well being Division at (850) 404-6300,
Monday by Friday from eight a.m. to five p.m. Additionally, the very best useful resource for
Florida-specific COVID-19 info stays the next FDOH
web site: www.FLHealth.gov/COVID-19.
Vital updates can at all times be discovered up to date real-time at www.LeonCountyFL.gov/EI .
The County Emergency Info Portal has essentially the most up-to-date and
well timed important info proper from the Emergency Operations Heart.
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