March 2020

Coronavirus Update: Mayor Issues Stay-At-Home Order

Dear Neighbors,

Today, Mayor Bowser issued a stay-at-home order for District residents and
workers starting on April 1st. This order, in joining with similar
restrictions just announced in [1]Maryland and Virginia, comes at a time
when the District has over 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19)
and has experienced 9 resident deaths. The restrictions outlined in the
Mayor's Order largely mirrors her previous guidance on practicing safe
social distancing and staying at home whenever possible. This is not an
order to remain homebound or to shelter in place, it is the next step in
the effort to reduce resident travel, and thus reduce exposure and the
spread of this highly contagious and volatile virus.

Specifically, residents may leave their residences to:
* Engage in essential activities (such as grocery shopping and shopping
for household goods, obtaining medical care that cannot be provided through
tele-health, etc.)
* Perform or access essential governmental functions
* Work at essential businesses
* Engage in essential travel (Note: Ride-sharing vehicles are restricted
to no more than two passengers at a time. Drivers must also have
disinfecting wipes in their vehicles and must wipe down all surfaces
potentially touched by a passenger after each ride)
* Engage in allowable recreational activities (such as going for a walk
or run, dog-walking, cycling, gardening, playing tennis, and other
activities that are compliant with social distancing requirements)

And this isn't an order without enforcement. Those who willfully violate
the stay-at-home order may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90
days, or both.

To read the order in its entirety, please see
[2]coronavirus.dc.goc/stay-home.

As we work to prepare for the peak of this pandemic that is expected to hit
in the next couple weeks, it is critical that everyone heed these
directives now in order to prevent the further spread of this virus. As the
graphic below shows, we all have the capability to reduce the community's
exposure and to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Please help us in reducing
harm by staying home.

Regards,

Mary

Please see [3]coronavirus.dc.gov for the latest District updates &
resources on COVID-19

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Mary Cheh
Mary Cheh Ward 3
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NWSuite 108
Washington, DC 20004
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