- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will sign an executive order mandating all non-essential workers to work from home effective Sunday evening, he said on Friday.
- The order will exclude pharmacies, grocery stores, and similar industries.
- Non-essential gatherings of any size for any reason are cancelled or postponed, the governor said.
- People should limit outdoor activities to non-contact and people should limit use of public transportation unless absolutely necessary, he said.
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All non-essential workers in New York state will be ordered to stay home from work effective Sunday evening, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.
Cuomo said he will sign an executive order banning people from traveling in to work unless they are in essential industries like pharmacies or grocery stores.
Civil fines will be issued for businesses not in compliance, Cuomo said. The order is not a shelter-in-place mandate, he said.
All non-essential gatherings of any size for any reason will also be canceled or postponed, he said.
Cuomo ordered New Yorkers to limit outdoor activities to non-contact recreation, and said that people should limit the use of public transportation unless absolutely necessary.
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#BREAKING: I will sign an Executive Order mandating that 100% of workforce must stay home, excluding essential services.
This order excludes pharmacies, grocery stores, and others.
- Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 20, 2020