When Will The Coronavirus Quarantine End Where Can You Go In Lockdown And Stay At Home Order

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Tens of millions of US residents are now under stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders as new coronavirus cases spread across the country. Worldwide, with more than 1.7 million coronavirus cases reported, the hardest hit countries, such as Turkey, are now ordering residents to stay indoors, while others, including Italy and Spain, are extending their lockdown orders. And to check the spread of the virus and flatten the curve, states and regions are extending their stay at home and shelter in place orders.

Under these various government orders, the scope of where you can go and what you can do is changing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for example, now recommends that people wear nonmedical face masks or face coverings in public. Here's everything you need to know about face masks and the coronavirus, and how to make your own masks or buy premade face coverings.

How can you protect yourself from the coronavirus when you do leave the house? And with many areas continuing to tighten restrictions, when can you expect the orders to lift and what will it be like?

We'll tell you what we know about when the restrictions might end, and the countries and states participating in shelter in place, stay at home and curfews. Keep reading for what defines essential versus nonessential businesses and where travel bans are in effect.








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When will the lockdown end?
As terrible as uncertainty is, we just don't know. Some restrictions are likely to ease on a case-by-case basis, depending on the situation where you live. In some parts of the world, there's already a relaxation of social restrictions and a turn toward economic activity. In others, where states and countries still brace for the worse, quarantine could stretch on for months, and rules could tighten. International travel bans for nonessential business could take time to ease.

Here are some examples of recent changes:

China, which locked down the epicenter of the outbreak in January, is now slowly lifting travel restrictions in the region, two and a half months later. Two of the hardest hit countries in Europe -- Italy and Spain -- have both extended lockdowns that began in the middle of March as they begin to see signs that restrictions are starting to flatten the pandemic curve after a month. 

California was the first to order statewide restrictions on March 19 and is now seeing indications that its stay-at-home order is having an effect. Six Bay Area counties have already extended their regional shelter-in-place order to May 3 and Los Angeles has extended to May 15. A handful of states, including New York, have also started extending their restriction period.

New Jersey is also seeing a decline in the growth rate of new cases, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, but he stressed his state still has days to go before the curve hits its peak and urged residents to continue to stay at home and practice social distance to get to the other side of the curve quicker.

To prevent another outbreak of the virus, states and countries may use widespread coronavirus testing to monitor the spread the disease and lift restrictions gradually, slowly reopening businesses and schools, for example, while continuing to require residents to practice social distancing and best hygiene practices, including hand washing and wearing face masks in public.

To get all the way back to normal, we'll most likely need an effective vaccine and other widely available antivirus medicines, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. A vaccine is expected to take a year or longer.



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These 6 US states have no lockdown orders
More than 40 states have told millions of US residents to stay at home, shelter in place or limit activities outside the home. A handful of states, however, have no statewide directives that limit residents to their homes and essential activities: Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.


Shelter in place or stay at home: Here's what your state is doing
Shelter in place is a fairly restrictive directive that instructs residents to stay at home and leave only for essential tasks, like going to necessary doctor's appointments and the grocery store. In general, you can go on walks for errands and recreation while practicing social distancing -- and you can walk your dog and garden. You can also drive to and from essential services, but driving around for fun is out. Many businesses, like gyms and movie theaters, are closed while residents stay at home. And to help individuals recover from the crisis, the federal government is sending coronavirus checks to many US citizens.

While in many areas, there's no police enforcement for shelter in place, in some regions, such as the counties of the San Francisco Bay Area, you can be fined or imprisoned if you don't comply.

Alabama: From April 4 to April 30, Gov. Kay Ivey ordered residents to stay at home except for essential activities.

Alaska: Gov. Mike Dunleavy mandated Alaskans to remain at their place of residences starting March 28 and closed nonessential businesses.

Arizona: Starting March 31, Gov. Doug Ducey ordered residents to stay home, stay healthy and stay connected, through April 30.

California: San Francisco Bay Area communities started sheltering in place as of March 17, expanding to a statewide mandate as of March 19.

Colorado: Starting March 26, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered Coloradans to stay at home. 

Connecticut: Gov. Ned Lamont issued a "Stay Safe, Stay Home" order for March 23, closing nonessential businesses statewide.

Delaware: Starting March 24, Gov. John Carney ordered residents of the state to shelter in place and closed nonessential businesses.

Florida: On April 1, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a "safer at home" executive order, requiring residents to limit their movements outside their home to essential services.

Georgia: On April 1, Gov. Brian Kemp said he would sign a shelter-in-place order starting April 3.

Hawaii: Gov. David Ige ordered anyone in the state -- residents and tourists alike -- to stay in their place of residence. The governor had previously ordered anyone arriving in the state to self-quarantine.

Idaho: Gov. Brad Little ordered residents to stay home statewide for at least 21 days, except for essential services and outdoor exercise.

Illinois: Starting March 21, Gov. J. B. Pritzker ordered a statewide shelter in place, with essential services like pharmacies and clinics remaining open.   

Indiana: Starting March 25, Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered residents to stay at home, except for essential services, and prohibited onsite dining.

Kansas: Starting March 30 to April 19, Gov. Laura Kelly ordered residents to stay home unless for essential activities such as getting food or medical care.

Kentucky: Gov. Andy Beshear closed "non-life-sustaining businesses" to in-person services starting March 26 and told Kentuckians to go outside only for essential activities and exercise.





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Louisiana: On March 23, residents of Louisiana were ordered to shelter in place.

Maine: Beginning April 1, Gov. Janet Mills orders residents to stay at home through at least April 30.

Maryland: On March 30, the governor signed an executive order directing residents to stay in their homes.

Massachusetts: Gov. Charlie Baker directed residents to stay at home starting March 24 and ordered nonessential businesses to close during that period.

Michigan: Starting March 24, the state ordered residents to stay home unless for an essential activity.

Minnesota: Gov. Tim Walz ordered residents to stay at home, beginning from March 27.

Mississippi: Starting April 5, Gov. Tate Reeves has ordered residents to shelter in place.

Missouri: From April 6 to April 24, Gov. Mike Parson ordered Missourians to stay home.

Montana: Gov. Steve Bullock directed residents to stay at home from March 28 through April 10 and closed nonessential businesses.

Nevada: On March 31, Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered Nevadans to stay in their residences except for essential services, through April 30.

New Hampshire: Starting March 27, Gov. Chris Sununu has ordered residents to stay at home.

New Jersey: He didn't officially use the term "shelter in place," but Gov. Phil Murphy directed residents to stay at home and ordered nonessential businesses to close by March 21.

New Mexico: kynghidongduong.vn Beginning March 24, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham instructed residents to stay at home and go out only when necessary.

New York: Gov. Andrew Cuomo put his state on "pause," stopping short of a call for a statewide shelter in place. Instead he shuttered all nonessential businesses and ordered all nonessential workers to work from home as of March 22.

North Carolina: Except for essential activities and services, residents are ordered to stay indoors, beginning March 30.

Ohio: The state requires residents to stay at home, starting March 23.

Oklahoma: Ordering residents 65 and older to stay at home, Gov. Kevin Stitt on March 24 also directed any Oklahoma resident with an underlying medical condition to stay in their homes except for tour lệ giang giá rẻ essential services.

Oregon: Effective March 23, Gov. Kate Brown ordered Oregonians to stay at home, except for essential services and walks.

Pennsylvania: From April 1 to 30, Gov. Tom Wolf ordered residents to stay at home except to access, support or provide essential services.

Rhode Island: Gov. Gina Raimondo ordered residents to stay at home through at least April 13. The governor also ordered anyone coming to Rhode Island from another state to self-quarantine for 14 days.

South Carolina: Gov. Henry McMaster ordered residents to limit movements outside of their homes to essential activities, starting April 7.

Tennessee: Starting March 31, Gov. Bill Lee directed residents to stay at home, except for activities essential for health and safety.

Texas: From April 2 to April 30, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texans to minimize social gatherings and in-person contact with those not in the same household.

Utah: Stopping short of calling it a shelter-in-place order, Gov. Gary Herbert issued a "stay safe, stay home" directive through April 13.

Vermont: Gov. Philip Scott directed residents to stay at home, except for essential services and exercise, starting March 25.

Virginia: Until at least June 10, Gov. Ralph Northam ordered Virginians to stay at home except for work and limited shopping, and closed all schools.

Washington: Hours after the Oregon order, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on March 23 issued a similar stay-at-home order.

West Virginia: Calling it a stay-at-home order, Gov. Jim Justice directed residents to stay indoors starting March 24, except for essential trips and exercise.

Wisconsin: In a series of tweets, Gov. Tony Evers said he would order residents to stay at home as of March 24.

Along with dozens of states, the District of Columbia ordered residents to stay at home beginning April 1, and Puerto Rico has required residents to stay indoors.

At the regional level, cities and counties are also issuing stay-at-home orders, including Austin, Texas, Kansas City, Missouri, Miami Beach, Florida, St. Louis, tour lệ giang giá rẻ San Antonio and a handful of counties in Pennsylvania.