Residents of Georgia and Mississippi are expected on Friday to join millions of others across the U.S. under orders to stay at home to help stem the spread of COVID-19.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced that shelter-in-place orders are set to go into effect amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, adding their states to a long list of others that have taken the preventative public health measure.
Kemp announced that the order would be signed on Thursday and go into effect on Friday. The order will also extend public school closures through the rest of the school year. Further details are expected to be released Thursday. Georgia reported 4,638 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, with 139 deaths.
"We are taking action to protect our hospitals, to help our medical providers and prepare for the patient surge that we know is coming," Kemp told reporters. Hundreds of millions of Americans were under government orders to stay at home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as of April 1, 2020.Tate signed a shelter-in-place order for Mississippi on Wednesday, also set to go into effect on Friday. Mississippi added over 136 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total more than 1,000 with 22 deaths. At a press conference announcing the order, the governor warned residents that the measure will be enforced.
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