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Updated April 22, 2020, 8:59 a.m.
Since February, no trace of Chen Qiushi, Fang Bin and Li Zehua has been found. All three reported from Wuhan, full clinics, dead people, problems. Security forces took them away – but what happened to them?
Li Zehua was part of the system until he no longer wanted to belong. “A state security car is chasing me, I’m in Wuhan,” said Li. It’s one of the last signs of life of the former television host, recorded on Youtube.
Li quit his job at the state television broadcaster CCTV in early February to report on the situation in the epicenter of the corona crisis. The mid-twenties posted videos of crematoriums, laboratories and funeral homes within the restricted zone on the Internet. And his cell phone camera also streamed live as Li was taken away by security forces. That was on February 26th.
Since then, there is no trace of him. Just like in the case of two other men: Fang Bin disappeared in central China on February 9, Chen Qiushi on February 6. All of them were independent citizen reporters who wanted to show their fellow citizens and the world what was happening in Wuhan. But even two months later, it’s still not clear what happened to them.
Also read: All developments related to the corona virus in our live blog
The Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Interest Group listed nearly 900 cases at the end of MarchChinese police have punished Chinese Internet users for their Internet activities or online information sharing about the corona virus.
According to Fang, “scaremongering” is accused, there are no further details for Li and Chen. A friend Lis said that US magazine “Vice”that Li had been taken away by unidentified officers on that day and that he had not heard from him afterwards. But nobody knows who exactly took Li and where he is being held.
The procedure is similar to that of the other two missing men: According to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, referring to family and friends in mid-February, police officers picked up blogger and former textile retailer Fang and lawyer Chen “under the pretext of quarantine” – they have been diving ever since no longer on.
Both had filmed in the overwhelmed hospitals in Wuhan, thereby spreading critical information from the authorities’ perspective at the beginning of the outbreak. Chen said in an online video: “There are not enough face masks, not enough protective suits, not enough material and, more importantly, not enough tests.”
The Chinese authorities have still not commented on the whereabouts of the men. “I have never heard of this person,” said the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, in one Interview with the US news website “Axios” on the case of Chen. Reports of its disappearance had been going around the world for weeks. “I didn’t know him then and I don’t know him today,” said Tiankai after several questions.
The China expert at Amnesty International, Patrick Poon, worries that citizen journalists will be tortured or otherwise ill-treated. “Anyone who disappears is at very high risk of torture,” said Frances Eve, vice research director of CHRD, the British tabloid “Daily Mail”. Attempts are being made to “force critics to admit that their activities have been criminal or harmful to society,” said Eve.
Observers believe the three men are stuck in secret detention centers. According to the “Daily Mail”, extra-judicial detention is described by officials as “surveillance of living space at a specific location”.
The impact of Chinese news control, “which puts the enforcement of censorship orders on health protection in case of doubt”, “felt the whole world in the corona crisis”, the journalist organization told Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday.
China has come under increasing pressure in the past few days because of its handling of the corona crisis. However, the government in Beijing denied allegations to have covered up the scale of the epidemic in their own country. However, the authorities corrected that a little later Number of corona deaths in Wuhan up 50 percent.
To the fate of “corona Whistleblower “reminded former European Liberal leader and current Brexit chief negotiator of the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, on Monday.
Europe and the whole world must ask themselves what happened to them, the 67-year-old appealed on Twitter. “They were all heroes. We can’t let them down!”
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Experts believe that the coronavirus comes from an animal market in Wuhan. Another theory has recently been circulating, especially in the USA. However, China has now rejected this.
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MHead of Mercedes Motorsport Toto Wolff becomes a shareholder in Aston Martin. The British car manufacturer will enter Formula 1 with a factory team in 2021 – and will thus become a competitor for Mercedes. However, Wolff’s engagement at Aston Martin should not affect his role at Mercedes, Mercedes said.
According to the Daily Mail, the Austrian is acquiring shares worth around 42 million euros. A Mercedes spokesman confirmed that Wolff took over a 0.95 percent stake in Aston Martin. However, it is “a financial investment, and Toto’s partnership and his executive role at Mercedes remain unaffected by the transaction.”
Wolff’s contract with Mercedes expires at the end of the year. The Austrian had recently denied rumors of a possible switch to Aston Martin, which were fueled by the takeover of Lawrence Stroll, whom Wolff described as a good friend. “I am and will remain the head of Mercedes Motorsport and Formula 1 boss, and nothing will change in the short term,” he told the daily newspaper Austria.
Most recently, the 48-year-old reported “good conversations”. However, due to the corona crisis, these are currently not in focus, since there are other problems to be solved, said Wolff.
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Felipe Massa with embassy for Italy
Italy is the most severely affected by the corona virus in Europe. Felipe Massa, who was active in Formula 1 for Ferrari for a long time, sends a message to the Italians.
It is questionable whether Formula 1 races will still take place this year. Those in charge of the premier motorsport class try to save the season by all means. Special measures are also checked.
EValtteri Bottas was supposed to be driving a car in Asia these days. First on the newly designed street circuit in Hanoi, then in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. Instead, the Formula 1 runner-up trudges through Finland in snowshoes.
The Finn showed Instagram Photos from a tour of the 1029 meter high mountain Saana in his home country and sent a greeting message to his followers. “I am very well, I stay away from people. I’m very healthy and I was able to train a lot, ”said the 30-year-old Mercedes driver:“ It’s like a long training camp that has continued since the winter break. ”
If it is up to those responsible for the premier class, this break should be over as soon as possible. Formula 1 therefore wants to save its season with a few ghost races without spectators.
Empty grandstands could be the salvation for the Formula 1 season
Credit: dpa / Scott Barbour
World championship races behind closed doors would now be “seriously examined” by the top of the racing series, the BBC reported after a conference call with team leaders, rights holders and world association leader Jean Todt.
Formula 1 hopes that the situation in the corona pandemic in Europe will improve enough to hold ghost races in July or August. A possible starting point could be the track in the British Silverstone, near which seven of the ten racing teams are located.
Because of the Corona crisis, Formula 1 racing will initially be suspended until at least June. Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff had recently told the newspaper “Österreich” at the start of a season: “I hope in autumn.”
After several racing teams, Formula 1 leadership is said to have taken saving measures. Managing director Chase Carey, sports director Ross Brawn and 15 other executives waive 20 percent of their salary for two months, according to a Daily Mail report.
In addition, half of the 500 employees of the Formula 1 operating company were sent on compulsory leave. This led to resentment among the employees, it was said.
Concern over possible team failures has also sped up a new discussion about further reducing the spending limit already decided. Instead of the planned annual budget of $ 175 million (161 million euros), the budget limit is now set to be a maximum of 150 million dollars (138 million euros) from next year.
A further cut to $ 125 million (€ 115 million) was initially rejected by the industry giants Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, various specialist media reported.
The main point of contention is the cost of research and development. The three top teams supply most of the other racing teams with components or engine units and first have to invest millions in development. This had to be taken into account when setting a budget limit. Further talks should bring a solution in the coming days, it said.
The Williams team has sent a number of its employees on compulsory vacation until the end of May due to the economic consequences of corona. The British racing team announced at the beginning of the week that this was part of far-reaching cost-cutting measures.
The team’s top management and Williams racing drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi waive 20 percent of their salary.
The decision was not an easy one for the team, it said. “But it is our goal to protect the jobs of our Grove employees and to ensure that they can return to their full-time jobs when the situation permits,” said Williams.
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Italy’s dramatic increase in coronavirus cases raised concern about what lies ahead for the United States when the World Health Organization warned that the United States could soon become the global epicenter of the pandemic.
The death toll in the United States rose to 628 on Tuesday while the number of infections rose to 50,075.
So far, Italy has suffered the most deadly outbreak of the pandemic worldwide with 6,820 deaths and 69,176 cases after China’s sudden overtaking, where the outbreak began in late December. In China 3,281 people died and there are 81,591 confirmed cases.
The United States, in third place in terms of fatal cases globally, is almost two weeks behind Italy and China in terms of an epidemic.
Italy and the United States are 12 days apart in terms of reporting the first coronavirus deaths – with the first death in Italy confirmed on February 20 and the United States on March 3.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths and cases in Italy is now showing signs of a potential decrease as the World Health Organization warns that the United States could soon become the global epicenter of the pandemic following a “great acceleration”
Italy and the United States are 12 days apart in terms of reporting the first coronavirus deaths – with the first death in Italy confirmed on February 20 and the United States on March 3. It is likely that the United States will soon outstrip Italy hit hard by the number of infections
Monday marked two weeks since Italy imposed a national blockade on March 9 in a desperate attempt to stop the spread. The country had also ordered its schools to close days earlier on March 4th.
There is currently no national blockade in the United States, but 17 states have issued home residence orders affecting approximately 187 million Americans.
It is likely that the United States will soon outperform Italy affected by the number of infections.
Health officials say the United States is also on track to overcome Chinese infections. Last week the United States has already reported more new daily coronavirus cases than China at the apparent peak of the epidemic there.
The authorities warned that the sooner it depends on how seriously the Americans take the restrictions imposed on them.
In New York, today one of the world’s largest viral hotspots, authorities rushed to install the thousands of hospital beds they will need in just weeks to protect the 8.4 million people in the city.
More than 12,000 people tested positive in the city and 125 died. A blockade at the state level entered into force on Sunday night.
In Italy, the death toll increased by 743 on Tuesday. The day before, the death toll was 602, which was the smallest increase for four days and raised hopes that the most aggressive pandemic phase could pass.
This graph shows the number of new cases per day in China (red) and the United States (blue), starting from the dates on which each country passed the 30 new case threshold. Last Thursday, the American number of new cases passed China’s peak
Those figures in Italy suggest a possible projection of the four-week peak – and not six weeks – for hotspots in the United States.
“Today is perhaps the first positive day we had in this difficult and very difficult month,” said Giulio Gallera, the main Italian health officer in the northern region of Lombardy.
“This is not the time to sing the victory, but we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Despite this, there has also been a significant drop in the number of tests carried out in Italy.
The head of the Italian national health institute, Silvio Brusaferro, said it is too early to say whether the recent decline in daily deaths and new cases will continue.
It comes when the World Health Organization revealed a grim prospect for the United States, saying Tuesday that the United States could quickly become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said there has been a “great acceleration” of infections in the United States.
In the previous 24 hours, 85% of new cases were in Europe and the United States, and of these, 40% were in the United States.
Asked if the United States could become the new epicenter, Harris said, “We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the United States, so it has that potential.”
US state and local officials have denounced the lack of coordinated federal action, claiming that taking action on their own has put them in competition for supplies.
Health officials and leaders warned that the world was entering a critical period that would determine how deeply the coronavirus pandemic crossed their nations.
The warnings come a few hours after President Donald Trump has said he will reconsider the nation’s social removal policy in a matter of days and has promised that America will be opened “very soon”.
Top congressional and white house officials have yet to agree on a $ 2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, but say they expect to reach an agreement on Tuesday.
Trump announced on Monday a new set of policies to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which included closing restaurants and banning social gatherings with more than 10 people.
But he indicated that he supported a rapid return to normal life, citing the economic impact of all businesses closed due to the pandemic.
‘America will be open to trade again and soon. Very soon, “said the president at the White House coronavirus daily briefing.
‘Long before three or four months that someone was suggesting. Much earlier. We can’t let the cure be worse than the problem itself. We will not let the cure be worse than the problem.
ITALY: On Tuesday, patients undergo intensive care in Cremona, Italy
UNITED STATES: A registered nurse works to obtain swabs from a unit through the COVID-19 test station in Washington state on March 17
It arrives as the Chinese province of Hubei, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, will increase travel restrictions on people who leave the region when the epidemic subsides, but other regions will strengthen controls as new cases will double due to infections. imported.
The Hubei Health Commission announced that as of March 25, it would raise the sidewalks on outgoing travelers, provided they had a health clearance code.
The provincial capital Wuhan, where the virus first appeared and which has been in blockade since January 23, will have its travel restrictions lifted on April 8.
However, the risk of infections abroad appears to be on the rise, prompting more stringent screening and quarantine measures in major cities such as the capital Beijing.
China had 78 new cases on Monday, the National Health Commission said, a two-fold increase over Sunday. Of the new cases, 74 were imported infections, compared with 39 cases imported the day before.
The Chinese capital Beijing was the hardest hit, with a record 31 new imported cases, followed by southern Guangdong province with 14 and Shanghai’s financial center with nine. The total number of imported cases was 427 as of Monday.
Only four new cases were local broadcasts. One was in Wuhan, who hadn’t reported a new infection in five days.
Wuhan residents will soon be allowed to leave with a health monitoring code, a QR code, which will have the health status of a person linked to it.
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ALABAMA
The Kay Ivey government has issued statewide arrests of all beaches, childcare facilities, restaurants and other services starting at 5:00 pm on March 19.
All public schools are closed until April 6th.
This extended the previous rules by closing daily care, senior centers and on-site dining in six counties and by prohibiting public meetings of over 25 people across the state.
ALASKA
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced on March 16 that state libraries, museums and archives will remain closed until the end of March.
Schools are closed to students until March 30th.
Anchor food service prohibited from 17:00 Match 18 until March 31st.
Theaters, gyms and bingo halls closed until March 31st.
The mayor of Anchorage signed the order on Monday by closing gyms and entertainment venues and banning restaurants, bars and other facilities from offering a public catering service throughout the rest of March.
ARIZONA
All schools closed until March 27th.
The Country Thunder music festival in Arizona, scheduled for April 16-19 in Florence, is postponed.
Visitors prohibited in most hospitals and clinics.
Governor Doug Ducey ordered the arrest of bars and dining options in counties affected by the coronavirus.
The action came after several Arizona cities – including Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe and Flagstaff – issued their own bans.
ARKANSAS
Arkansas schools will remain closed until April 17, and sit-down service in all restaurants and bars has been banned since March 20.
All schools are closed from Tuesday.
Casinos, gyms, and other non-essential Arkansas businesses are also closed.
Mayor Frank Scott issued a curfew from midnight to 5 am on March 18 Small rock.
PENNSYLVANIA
All liquor stores and licensed service centers will close indefinitely on Tuesday at 9:00 pm.
Gov Tom Wolf extended the shutdown to the entire state of Pennsylvania on Monday, excluding essential services.
A new list was released on March 20 citing the life-sustaining businesses that may continue to operate during the arrest: All sectors of the natural resources and mining industry, dry cleaning and laundromats, specialty food stores, insurance companies, agencies and brokers and accounting and tax preparation services.
Barber shops, nails and hairdressers, tattoo shops and similar services will close from 21:00 on 21 March.
LOUISIANA
All bars, night clubs, casinos, cinemas, gyms and spas will be closed until April 13th. Restaurants can only be open for takeaway options.
Governor John Bel Edwards said the new restrictions will take effect on Tuesday and last until April 13th.
Public meetings of 50 or more people will be banned. Nobody will be allowed to eat on site in a restaurant.
In strongly Catholic New Orleans It’s inside Baton RougeChurch leaders have announced the cancellation of the masses until further notice.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been postponed.
CONNECTICUT
The gatherings of over 50 people are prohibited.
Bars and restaurants close indefinitely for customers who dine.
Clubs, bars, cinemas, gyms close indefinitely.
Hospitals across the state are limiting the visit and some, including UConn Health in Farmington, have announced the indefinite postponement of elective surgery.
Barber shops, nails and hairdressers, tattoo shops and similar services will close from 21:00 on 21 March.
MASSACHUSETTS
The gatherings of over 25 people are prohibited.
Bars and restaurants to be offered until April 7 only.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is closing construction sites across the city. Walsh also announced the closure of all branches of the Boston Public Library.
NEW JERSEY
Governor Phil Murphy ordered all nonessential businesses to close their stores and all residents to stay home on March 21st.
This exempts essential workers such as those in health and food.
All weddings and holidays are prohibited.
This marked an extension of the previous measures which included:
Barber shops, nails and hairdressers, tattoo shops and similar services will close from 21:00 on 21 March.
Hoboken residents ordered to isolate themselves for one week from March 17.
Curfew from 20:00 to 05:00; meetings of more than 50 people are prohibited; bars and restaurants close indefinitely for customers who dine, but can offer takeaway.
Clubs, bars, cinemas and gyms close indefinitely.
Indoor shopping centers, entertainment centers, public and private schools, closed colleges and universities.
NEW YORK
Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a new order on March 20 stating that 100 percent of non-essential workers must stay home, raising the norm by 75 percent.
The only excluded labor force are grocery stores, pharmacies, some civil servants and news organizations.
People can go out but are invited to stay indoors as much as possible.
Bars and restaurants close indefinitely for customers who dine, but can offer takeaway. Clubs, bars, cinemas and gyms close indefinitely.
Barber shops, nails and hairdressers, tattoo shops and similar services close from 9pm on March 21st.
New York City – Restaurants can only accept pick-up and delivery orders. Mayor Bill de Blasio also ordered the closure of night clubs, cinemas and other entertainment venues.
New York City has announced that its nation’s largest public school district will be closed on Monday, joining most of the rest of the country.
New Rochelle – set up a containment area of one mile.
ILLINOIS
Bars and restaurants close their customers until March 30th.
The Governor of Illinois announced a stay order at home on March 20, ordering people to go out only to exercise, to the grocery store, to seek medical treatment or to take away takeaways from restaurants that have been open.
The closure of Illinois primary and high schools will be extended to at least April 7.
KENTUCKY
Bars and restaurants close their customers until March 30th.
Democratic governors of Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington on Monday ordered the closure of all or part of certain categories of businesses.
OHIO
Bars and restaurants close customers for dinner, but they can offer takeaway.
Ohio marked St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday without parades and without primary elections for fears of the coronavirus. Health director Dr. Amy Acton issued an order on Monday to close the polls on Tuesday.
Youngstown State University and Capital University of Columbus were among those who announced the cancellation of the early May ceremonies, saying they could not comply with the restrictions that severely limited the size of the meetings.
Ohio Catholic bishops suspended all masses publicly celebrated at Easter on April 12, extending a previous suspension of services on Palm Sunday a week earlier.
OKLAHOMA
Public schools closed at least until April 6th.
The Oklahoma governor declared a state emergency on Sunday evening.
On Tuesday, the Oklahoma legislature approved extensive changes to the state Open Meeting Act to allow government bodies to meet by teleconference.
Mayor of Tulsa G.T. The mayor of Bynum and David Holt of Oklahoma City have both ordered the immediate closure of the bars, while restaurants can only serve takeaway orders. Similar measures have also been imposed in Stillwater and Norman, including orders to close theaters, gyms and amusement facilities.
Officials with the Remington Park equestrian track in Oklahoma City said it was closing to the general public and that the races would take place without spectators.
The archbishop of Oklahoma City announced Tuesday that all public masses and liturgies in Catholic churches in the archdiocese of Oklahoma City would be canceled on Easter Sunday, April 12th.
MICHIGAN
Bars and restaurants close indefinitely to customers, but they can offer takeaway. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has banned more of 50 people in one meeting at a time.
Whitmer issued a large order on Monday banning customers from dining in restaurants and closing all bars, cinemas, gyms and other sports facilities to curb the spread of coronavirus. The measure was to last until March.
In addition to these restrictions, all Michigan schools are closed.
WASHINGTON
Restaurants and bars have ordered to close temporarily.
Meetings of over 50 people banned for at least two weeks.
MINNESOTA
The restaurants and bars where to dine were closed until March 27th starting on Tuesday evening.
Governor Tim Walz has ordered bars and restaurants across Minnesota to temporarily approach customers who dine.
Home delivery and collection services can continue to function. Temporary closure also applies to other public entertainment venues, including theaters, museums, fitness centers, and community clubs.
Interested companies must close by 17:00. Tuesday. As the governor’s order runs until March 27, he said it will likely end up extending it. Supermarkets, pharmacies and other retailers are not affected.
OREGON
The gatherings of over 25 people are prohibited.
Restaurants and bars can only offer takeaway.
Governor Kate Brown on Monday banned on-site consumption in state bars and restaurants for at least four weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of the new coronavirus and said meetings would be limited to 25 people or less.
Restaurants can still offer takeout or delivery, he said at a press conference.
Governor Kate Brown announced an extension of her previous state-wide school shutdown order to combat the spread of coronavirus, saying schools will now be closed until at least April 28th.
Only essential medical and emergency personnel can visit residents of long-term care facilities across the state, except for residents who are in the final stages of life.
CALIFORNIA
Governor Gavin Newsom issued an unprecedented ‘home stay order’ on Thursday, which directed 40 million state residents to crouch in their homes for a foreseeable future with immediate effect. This was an extension of the ongoing refuge rule already issued in various parts of the state, including San Francisco and Palm Springs.
Disneyland has closed to the public.
“Few if ever” Californian schools will reopen before the summer holidays, Governor Gavin Newsom said.
Los Angeles extended the ban on restaurants across the city until at least April 19, from the previous order until March 31.
WASHINGTON DC.
Restaurants, bars and clubs will close by 10pm on Monday, with takeaways and delivery still available until April 1st.
Wellness centers, spas, massage rooms and theaters to be closed.
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a state of emergency.
The organizers of the famous Cherry Blossom festival, which should have started on March 20, announced that several events would be postponed.
Officials recommended that all “non-essential mass meetings, including conferences and conventions”, be postponed or canceled by the end of March.
Georgetown University has joined the growing list of higher education institutions to cancel classes in person.
MARYLAND
Bars and restaurants close indefinitely for customers who dine, but can offer takeaway.
Clubs, bars, cinemas and gyms close indefinitely.
FLORIDA
In Florida, Walt Disney World and Universal-Orlando closed on Sunday evening for the remainder of the month, joining their already closed California brothers.
Further south, Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale have closed their beaches, where thousands of college spring breakers have spilled over.
All bars and discos are closed.
Officials in Clearwater Beach, Naples voted to close the beach by Monday 23 March, while others along the Gulf coast in south-western Florida communities are closed.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an order limiting beach parties to 10 people per group, but after Spring Breakers broke the rules, he said tighter control would be implemented.
All cinemas, concert halls, auditoriums, theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, gyms, gyms and beaches have been closed in Broward County and Palm Beach County since March 20.
All restaurant halls and gyms in the state closed on March 20 with immediate effect. Restaurants can offer takeaway and delivery orders.
All Florida Keys hotels closed March 20.
NEVADA
Casinos across Nevada were closed Wednesday, along with other non-essential activities, on the orders of Governor Steve Sisolak.
All public, private and charter K-12 schools in the state will remain closed on Monday at least until April 6, in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Monthly closure of non-essential activities such as bars, cinemas and gyms. Restaurants must close their dining rooms and offer only takeaway or delivery.
COLORADO
Colorado’s 12,000 bars and restaurants are limited to takeaways and delivery orders under a 30-day ban on 50-person rallies as the state expands tests to try to curb the spread of coronavirus, Jared Polis government said Monday .
Polis also announced the closure of all theaters, gyms and casinos until further notice.
Vail Resorts said it will keep North American resorts closed for the rest of the ski season.
People arrested for low-level crime will no longer be jailed.
INDIANA
Bars, night clubs and restaurants are closed for dinner and takeaway allowed until the end of March.
Honda said Wednesday that it will close its plants in North America, including one in Greensburg.
RHODE ISLAND
All restaurants, bars and cafés close for dinner until March 30th.
The guide and delivery services remain open.
The Rhode Island Statehouse will be closed to visitors and some popular public services will be reduced.
The famous Providence Place Mall will be closed.
Catholic churches in Rhode Island are suspending mass services.
VERMONT
Bars and restaurants can only serve takeaway from Tuesday evening.
All pre-K-12 schools in Vermont must close no later than Tuesday
DELAWARE
Governor John Carney has ordered Delaware restaurants and bars to limit their operations to takeaway, guide, and delivery services.
GEORGIA
All public schools and universities closed.
A large open-air music festival in Atlanta has been postponed until autumn. Wednesday’s Shaky Knees Festival organizers said the Black Keys, Strokes and Smashing Pumpkins headlining event is now scheduled for October 16-18.
HAWAII
Visitors asked to postpone holidays on the island for at least the next 30 days.
Directive that all bars and clubs close and that restaurants pass to the service of food through the guide, take away and delivery service. Meetings limited to a maximum of 10 people.
The National Park Service said that the Pearl Harbor National Memorial has been temporarily closed.
IDAHO
Governor Brad Little said the state is adopting federal guidelines to avoid social gatherings of over 10 people.
The guidelines also stipulate not to eat or drink in bars, restaurants and food courts, but to use drive-thru or pickup options. Little recommended also to avoid travel and discretionary purchases.
Boise: state of emergency declared Monday, closed urban buildings with the exception of Boise airport
IOWA
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ordered the closure of restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters and casinos for two weeks.
It also prohibits events from over 10 people, including parades, festivals, conferences and fundraisers, in line with federal recommendations.
KANSAS
Kansas State University to teach distance learning.
In Kansas, Democratic governor Laura Kelly on Monday banned public meetings of 50 or more people for the next two months.
All state K-12 schools close and move online lessons for the remainder of the spring semester.
MAINE
The largest city in Maine, Portland, declared an emergency and adopted a curfew to prevent the spread of the virus on St. Patrick’s day.
The curfew applies to establishments where groups meet all day on Tuesday and from 20:00 to 2 in the morning from Wednesday to Saturday.
L.L. Bean is closing all its retail stores across the country, including its flagship store in Italy Free port, Maine, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
The North Haven Select Board voted on Sunday to immediately ban visitors and seasonal residents from preventing the spread of coronavirus on the island of Penobscot Bay, where no cases have yet occurred.
An increasing number of municipalities have declared emergencies and imposed a curfew.
MISSISSIPPI
Casinos, public universities and school districts closed until further notice.
Mississippi lawmakers are stopping their work until at least April 1st.
MISSOURI
Restaurants, bars and movie theaters ordered closures for 15 days on the Kansas City subway on Tuesday
MONTANA
Public schools closed for two weeks.
Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Butte and Helena limit restaurant openings.
NEBRASKA
Omaha bars and restaurants limited to 10 and with patronage.
The Douglas County Board of Health issued an order limiting meetings within the county, which includes Omaha, to no more than 10 people. The order also states that a location must be large enough to allow everyone in any meeting to be at least 1.8 meters away from each other.
The order is effective until April 30th.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Restaurants will be limited to takeaways, schools will be closed, and large public gatherings will be banned in an attempt to contain coronavirus in New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire directive, which runs until April 7, will also ban public meetings of at least 50 people.
The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and affiliated hospitals no longer allow visitors.
NEW MEXICO
Restaurants and bars to operate with a 50% capacity; the tables must not accommodate more than six people and must be separated by at least six feet.
NORTH CAROLINA
The governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, is ordering the closure of all restaurants and bars to customers.
Cooper’s office has announced that it will issue a new executive order directing the closings in effect at 5pm. Tuesday. The factories can continue to offer takeaway and delivery.
NORTH DAKOTA
No mandatory closure of restaurants and bars.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum issued an executive order closing schools across the state for a week starting Monday.
PUERTO RICO
Two-week shutdown for most businesses; 9:00 pm curfew overnight until March 30th.
Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State, Elmer Román, said in a press conference Monday that nobody is allowed to go to the beach.
On Sunday, Governor Wanda Vázquez ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential government offices and businesses with the exception of service stations and those in the food, health and finance sectors. Puerto Rico has also canceled important events, including an Ironman race scheduled for the past weekend.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston meetings of over 50 people outside shops and private offices are prohibited.
Columbia it has limited companies to no more than half of their legal occupation and will not allow more than six people to sit at a restaurant table.
Schools are closed on Mondays
SOUTH DAKOTA
No current plan to close restaurants or bars.
Last week, the governor signed a state of emergency, calling on public schools to close and ordering non-essential state employees to work from home.
Public universities in South Dakota announced Monday that all classes will move online next week after a long spring break.
TENNESSEE
All bars are closed Nashville; restaurants have ordered to operate with a capacity not exceeding 50%.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Monday asked schools to close, urging people to avoid crowded bars
TEXAS
AUstin joined other major cities across the state in closing bars and restaurant dining rooms to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Texas Capitol in Austin will also be closed to the public.
SXSW canceled.
On Tuesday, the University of Texas System commissioned its eight academic campuses to move all online lessons for the remainder of the spring semester and postpone graduation ceremonies until fall.
El Paso he closed his bars and ordered that the restaurant’s capacities be halved.
Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough ordered the closure of the island’s bars and restaurants, as well as all public entertainment venues, including museums, the Pleasure Pier and Moody Gardens.
Houston it has also issued restrictions on bars, clubs and restaurants
AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS
State of emergency declared
All public schools have closed for at least three weeks starting Wednesday
UTAH
Salt Lake City closes restaurants to dine in customers and bars; carry out continues.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has ordered closings for statewide dining in restaurants, bars and other restaurants, while health officials in the national park hot spots of Moab stopped new tourists overnight.
The authorities have also closed restaurants, with the exception of the take-away, and other public places such as theaters and gyms in the Grand, Carbon and Emery counties.
VIRGINIA
Governor Ralph Northam prohibits public gatherings of over 100 people.
All K-12 schools will close at least on March 27th.
WESTERN VIRGINIA
So far, West Virginia has only one case of coronavirus.
WISCONSIN
Prohibits 50 people or more meetings; bars and restaurants that limit customers. Governor Tony Evers ordered that childcare facilities contain no more than 10 staff members and 50 children at the same time.
WYOMING
Dine in banned customers in restaurants and bars.
Airlines are concluding flights for the winter season to Jackson Hole weeks earlier than usual.
The resort and two others in northwestern Wyoming – Grand Targhee resort and Snow King Resort – closed early.
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