";s:4:"text";s:6472:" Now liquor and marijuana stores can remain open with measures in place to ensure 6-foot spacing between individuals.Under the order, restaurants can still offer carryout and delivery, and medical marijuana shops can remain open. Denver, CO – Mayor Michael B. Hancock today announced a new Public Health Order with an explicit stay at home directive for the City and County of Denver that will go into effect at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 and continue until April 11.The Mayor is urging all community residents and businesses to escalate their observance of the previous stay at home guidelines amid the worsening … Aurora police chief fires 3 officers as part of Elijah McClain photo investigation The city’s enforcement of the Public Health Order will focus on education and sharing information for both residents and businesses. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. “We will enforce when and where necessary.”The order begins Tuesday at 5 p.m. and lasts until April 10. This includes a “stay at home” directive for the entire city that will last from March 24 – May 8. About one in five Americans are under orders to stay home, The order closes nonessential businesses and public places in Denver. Judge orders Bandimere Speedway to limit crowd size at Fourth of July race, fireworks show Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine “If someone comes over and has lunch with her or prepares a meal for her then she’ll sit and eat, but otherwise she won’t eat.”She breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that was an acceptable reason to leave home.During the next few difficult weeks Moeller predicted neighbors will step up to the challenge and uplift those in need. Conrad Swanson covers Denver politics on The Denver Post’s political team. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a focus in economics. The Order (below) has been updated with the following changes:All construction operations and projects will be exempt.Denver, CO – Mayor Michael B. Hancock today announced a new Public Health Order with an explicit stay at home directive for the City and County of Denver that will go into effect at The order requires that all people in the City & County of Denver stay home and businesses implement work from home policies and delivery of goods to the greatest extent possible. Jared Polis will do so statewide in the near future. If you’re not sick, you need to stay home, too,” he said.The mayor said he’s thankful for the many people who are already taking the need for social distancing seriously.Local health care doesn’t just serve the metro area, he said — it’s for everyone: “We can’t let our hospitals get overwhelmed.”“We know that these stay at home orders are tough on many people,” he said. More than 2 million in the Denver metro are joining Denver proper on a mandatory stay-at-home order. Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring coronavirus concerns Frankly, voluntary ‘distancing’ is simply not enough.”See the attached public health order for additional information, including a full list of exceptions.In other news from the city’s ongoing public health response to the COVID-19 epidemic:A Public Health Order is in effect in Denver. Statewide, “We just have not seen the mass levels of community transmission across the state that would make it necessary to initiate this order statewide,” said Scott Bookman, who is overseeing the state Department of Public Health and Environment’s response to the pandemic.On the heels of Hancock’s order, Denver Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer issued a joint statement with Colorado House candidate Dan Himelspach calling on the governor to take action immediately.Police and business inspectors will enforce the order, Hancock said, but he’s hoping for voluntary compliance.“If you’re sick, stay home. No deaths have been reported in the city. He is a member of the Investigative Reporters and Editors organization and was awarded a 2019 fellowship for the National Press Foundation’s Spotlight on Statehouse and Local Reporting Program. The order also calls for Denver Metro regional municipalities to follow the broad consensus among public health professionals that every effort should be made, by all persons, to conduct only those essential activities necessary to promote health and well-being, such as getting groceries, obtaining medical supplies or medication, and/or engaging in outdoor activities like walking, hiking or running, continuing the strict observance of physical distancing practices.“This stay at home order responds to the public health advice we have received as well as ongoing conversations with the Governor and metro mayors,” said Mayor Michael B. Hancock. Moeller said she stops by her friend’s home often and worried she wouldn’t be able to continue.“She’s semi-independent and can be on her own but needs help with medication, with eating enough so she doesn’t waste away,” Moeller said.
