Governor Evers announces 'Safer at Home' order

Governor Evers announced an order called "Safer at Home" in hopes of preventing the spread of coronavirus.

The order goes into effect Tuesday.

CORONAVIRUS.TODAY GOVERNOREVERS ANNOUNCEDWHAT HE CALLS A"SAFER AT HOME"ORDER.....IN AN EFFORT TOSLOW THE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS.NBC26'S JULIANAFALK IS LIVE INBROWN COUNTYNOW... WITH WHAT ITALL COULD MEAN FORUS.JULIANA?THERE ARE STILL ALOT OF UNKNOWNSWHEN IT COMES TOWHAT EXACTLY THISORDER WILL INCLUDE.THE GOVERNORWOULD NOT GO INTOMANY SPECIFICSTODAY.THE GOVERNORSAYS THAT "NON-ESSENTIAL"BUSINESSES WILL BEORDERED TO CLOSE...WHEN THE ORDERGOES INTO EFFECTTOMORROW."HERE IS THE BOTTOMLINE.

FOLKS NEED TOSTART TAKING THISSERIOUSLY SO TODAYI'M ASKING FOR YOURHELP."GOVERNOR TONYEVERS MESSAGETODAY...STAY ATHOME.

IN AN EFFORTTO FLATTEN THECURVE...AND SLOWTHE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS.PEOPLE WILL STILL BEABLE TO GETESSENTIALS."LIMIT YOUR TRAVEL TOESSENTIAL NEEDS LIKEGOING TO THEDOCTOR, GRABBINGGROCERIES ORGETTING MEDICATION."BUT FOR OTHERBUSINESSES..THESTATE HASN'TDETAILED EXACTLYWHAT WILL BECLOSING.RESTAURANTS ARELIKELY TO CONTINUERUNNING AS THEYARE NOW..HOMETOWNPHARMACY IN DEPERE TELLS US THEYEXPECT TO STAYOPEN."WE'RE LUCKY HERE ATOUR LOCATION WEHAVE A DRIVETHROUGH AND MOSTPEOPLE ARE UTILIZINGDRIVE THROUGH RIGHTNOW SO IT'S PROBABLYSOMETHING WHEREWE ARE ALSO GOINGTO BE LOCKING OURFRONT DOOR ANDAGAIN OFFERING FREEDELIVERY."THE OWNER SAYSTHEY ARE ALSOOFFERING CURBSIDEPICK-UP.... AND WILLBRING ITEMS OUT TOCUSTOMERS..THE STATE SAYS LIKEOTHER PUBLICHEALTH ORDERS, LAWENFORCEMENT WILLBE ENFORCING THESAFER AT HOMEORDER.GREEN BAY POLICESAYS, THE NORMALLAWS STILL APPLY...THEY MUST HAVE AREASON TO STOPSOMEONE, BUT IFTHEY RECEIVE ACOMPLAINT, THEYWILL RESPOND ANDINVESTIGATE."THE MOST IMPORTANTTHING WE WANT ISJUST COMPLIANCE.WE'LL EDUCATEPEOLPLE ON THEGOVERNOR'S ORDER,WE'LL EDUCATE.HOPEFULLY GETCOMPLIANCE AND IFFUTURE VIOLATIONSOCCUR, WE CANREFER CHARGES TOTHE BROWN COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY'SOFFICE FOR VIOLATIONOF THE GOVERNOR'SORDERS."AGAIN, WE AREEXPECTING TO HEARMORE INFORMATIONON THIS ORDERTOMORROW... FROMWHAT BUSINESSESWILL BE ORDERED TOCLOSE, WHICH CANSTAY OPEN..

AND HOWLONG THIS COULDLAST.DURING A NEWSCONFERENCE TODAY,GOVERNOR EVERSSAID THERE WOULDBE A TRANSITIONPERIOD FORAFFECTEDBUSINESSES TOCLOSE.WE DON'T KNOWHOW LONG THATBUFFER WILL BE.WE'LL BE SURE TOUPDATE YOU AS WELEARN MORE.

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