Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all non-life sustaining businesses in the state to close their physical locations to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Enforcement actions will begin Saturday morning against businesses that do not comply. Wolf has directed the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the State Police, and local officials to enforce the closure orders within their jurisdictions.
Special exceptions will be granted to some businesses that supply or service health care providers.
The Emergency Management Services Code grants the governor powers upon the declaration of a disaster emergency including movement and occupancy in disaster areas which in the case of the coronavirus, includes the entire state.
As of 3:15 p.m. Thursday, a total of 185 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the state of Pennsylvania including one that resulted in death. No reported cases have been confirmed in Butler County but many tests have been administered and are awaiting results.
The complete list of what businesses are considered life sustaining by the Wolf administration can be found here
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