{"id":8390,"date":"2020-03-16T16:47:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2020-03-16T18:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T18:12:07","slug":"governor-holcomb-announces-additional-closures-large-in-person-events-restricts-bars-restaurants-take-out-and-delivery-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/2020\/03\/16\/governor-holcomb-announces-additional-closures-large-in-person-events-restricts-bars-restaurants-take-out-and-delivery-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Holcomb – Announces Additional Closures — large in-person events, restricts bars & restaurants take-out and delivery only"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"In Brief: 
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Governor Holcomb Orders In-Person Dining Closed
\n\u2022 Order Applied to Restaurants, Night Clubs & Bars
\n\u2022 Take Out & Delivery Can Continue to Take Place
\n\u2022 Order Takes Effect Today (3\/16) at 2:30pm
\n\u2022 Current Order In Effect Through The End of March
\n\u2022 No In Person Events Greater Than 50 People
\n\u2022 Additional Measures Are Described Below
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\n INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 March 16th, 2020<\/strong> Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced additional steps the state will take to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Indiana. As of noon today, the state has 12 Hoosiers who have tested presumptively positive for COVID-19.
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\n\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Indiana will adhere to the CDC<\/a><\/span> for large events and mass gatherings. The guidance recommends no in-person events of more than 50 people.<\/p>\n

Here is a link to the guidance: https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\u2026\/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.ht\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Under the current guidance for schools, 273 public school districts are closed, using e-learning days, or on spring break and have announced a future closure. The Indiana Department of Education<\/a> <\/span>is working with the remaining 16 school corporations to determine their next steps and needs.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Bars, nightclubs and restaurants are required to close to in-person patrons and may provide take-out and delivery services through the end of March.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers should cancel and\/or postpone elective and non-urgent surgical procedures immediately. This action will help the healthcare system conserve resources and personnel necessary to meet emerging health needs.<\/p>\n

Physicians should continue to perform critical procedures necessary to prevent short-term and\/or long-term adverse effects to their patients\u2019 overall health.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>The state\u2019s Emergency Operations Center has been raised to a Level 1 status and will work in conjunction with the incident command center at the Indiana State Department of Health<\/a><\/span> for planning, coordination, predictive analysis and other functions.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>State employees will maximize the use of remote work and meet virtually whenever possible while maintaining operations. Non-essential in-person meetings will be limited to 10 persons or less and should meet virtually whenever possible. High-risk individuals should not attend meetings in person.<\/p>\n

State employees over the age of 60 with underlying health conditions are advised to work from home, and agencies should identify work that can be accomplished remotely for those individuals<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>The Indiana State Museum<\/a><\/span>, which are closed on Mondays, will close to the public beginning Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>The visitors center at White River State Park<\/a><\/span> will close.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Indiana State Parks<\/a> <\/span>and recreation centers, including state park inns, remain open. Restaurants will convert operations to take-out and delivery.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>State agencies already are developing remote work plans for employees and will continue to implement them while maintaining necessary state services. Employees who work outdoors are encouraged to practice social distancing.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>The Indiana Department of Workforce Development<\/a><\/span> has suspended rules requiring certain unemployment insurance claimants to physically appear at a Work One location to engage in reemployment services for the next four weeks. This will ensure that individuals who may be symptomatic do not have to physically appear to continue their unemployment insurance eligibility.<\/p>\n

The DWD will also request flexibility under federal and state law to expand eligibility for claimants and ease burdens on employers.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>The Indiana Economic Development Corporation<\/a> <\/span>will postpone the inaugural Indiana Global Economic Summit, scheduled for April 26-28.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Communities are encouraged to work together to provide child care options for all who need assistance and delivery services of meals and other necessities for senior citizens.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Hoosiers who can donate blood are encouraged to visit local blood centers. Blood supplies are low. Please follow the guidance at www.redcross.org.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

More information may be found at the ISDH website at https:\/\/on.in.gov\/COVID19<\/a> <\/span>and the CDC website athttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html<\/a>.<\/span><\/h6>\n

Click Here to Download the Governor’s Office Guidance for Gatherings <\/a><\/p>\n

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In Brief:  \u2022 Governor Holcomb Orders In-Person Dining Closed \u2022 Order Applied to Restaurants, Night Clubs & Bars \u2022 Take Out & Delivery Can Continue to Take Place \u2022 Order Takes Effect Today (3\/16) at 2:30pm \u2022 Current Order In Effect Through The End of March \u2022 No In Person Events Greater Than 50 People \u2022 Additional Measures Are Described Below  INDIANAPOLIS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,45,29,1,36,46,30,44,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-closures","category-covid-19-corona-virus","category-featured","category-general-interest","category-hendricks-county","category-know-the-facts","category-latest-news","category-state-of-indiana","category-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8390"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8412,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8390\/revisions\/8412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}