Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Sunday a "three-week pause" that includes the closure of casinos, dine-in restaurant service, movie theaters and entertainment venues and the halting of in-person learning at high schools and colleges.
The order issued through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and announced by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a Sunday night announcement also stops all sports except for professional and college sports that take "extraordinary mitigation standards."
The order, set to go into effect Wednesday through Dec. 8, also requires employees to work from home when it can be done remotely. The measures are being enacted as Michigan grapples with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.
The following are not part of the closures and can remain open: gyms for individual workouts, pools, hair salons, retail, in-person learning for preschool through eighth grade, outdoor dining and delivery, manufacturing, construction, child care, parks and outdoor recreation, public transit and health care. Group fitness classes are halted.
Bowling alleys, bingo halls, ice skating rinks and indoor water parks will also be closed.
Indoor gatherings of no more than 10 people from two households and outdoor gatherings of no more than 25 people will be allowed under the new order. Funerals with no more than 25 people will also be allowed.
The move will impact thousands of small businesses struggling to survive after being forced to close in March. Michigan's first stay-at-home order was lifted in the beginning of June. This time, businesses will be without federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to fall back on as Congress has yet to pass a second stimulus package to combat the economic harm of COVID-19.
Justin Winslow, president and CEO of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association, said in statement that the closure "will absolutely lead to a catastrophic economic fallout."
"We recognize that there are no easy decisions right now and so we have an appreciation of the challenge before Director Gordon and all Michiganders as we continue our fight against COVID-19," Winslow said. "That said, we are profoundly disappointed by his decision to shutter restaurants for a second time this year – this time with no safety net of federal stimulus dollars to soften the blow to already ailing operators and employees."
The state health department and its director Robert Gordon have the power to curtail gatherings and take other measures in an epidemic.
Earlier state lockdown measures were taken by the governor under a state emergency powers law. That power ended when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional Oct. 2.
Michigan's COVID-19 case counts have risen sharply in November, from a seven-day average of 2,879 new cases per day on Oct. 31 to 6,288 per day as of Saturday.
Hospitalizations statewide due to the virus have nearly doubled this month to 2,868 as of Friday.
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