Governor Mike DeWine [ [link removed] ]
*WEEK IN REVIEW*
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Week in Review
"For the week ending March 15, 2020"
Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted Announced Several New Updates Regarding COVID-19
Throughout the week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was joined by Lt. Governor Jon Husted andOhio Department of Health Director Amy Acton M.D., MPH, where they announced several decisions to slow the spread of Coronavirrus (COVID-19).
* On *Monday [ [link removed] ]*, Governor DeWine signedExecutive Order 2020-01D [ [link removed] ], declaring a state of emergency in Ohio to protect the well-being of Ohioans from the dangerous effects of COVID-19. The state of emergency allows state departments and agencies to better coordinate in their response. The Emergency Operations Center for the state was also activated.
* On *Tuesday [ [link removed] ]*, Governor DeWine and Director Acton recommended thatlarge, indoor gatherings in Ohio be canceled or postponed due to the potential for COVID-19 exposure.
* On *Wednesday [ [link removed] ]*, the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Veteran Services issued anorder [ [link removed] ]limiting the number of visitors to one person per resident per day.
* On *Thursday [ [link removed] ]*, Governor DeWineordered [ [link removed] ] that all kindergarten through 12th grade schools close for a period of several weeks.
* Also on *Thursday [ [link removed] ]*, Governor DeWine announced that theOhio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D., MPH signed an order [ [link removed] ] to prohibit mass gatherings in the state of Ohio.
* On *Friday [ [link removed] ]*, Governor DeWineannounced that theU.S. Department of Agriculture approved two waiver requests to continue school breakfast and lunch programs during Ohio's K-12 school closures. Governor DeWine also signed anexecutive order [ [link removed] ] easing the teacher/ student ratio currently required for day cares and preschools. Also, a letter was sent to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence [ [link removed] ]requesting critical personal protection equipment including surgical procedural masks, N-95 respirators, gowns and gloves, etc., for Ohio's healthcare workers. An additional order will be issued in the coming days forcommunity jails and corrections facilities throughout Ohio to prohibit visitors and require health screenings for mission-critical vendors, contractors, etc.
* On *Saturday [ [link removed] ]*,Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Lori Criss prohibited visitors to the state psychiatric hospitals and video visitation will be available for patients. In partnership with the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Director Criss announced emergency orders that reduce restrictions on telehealth, ensuring that every Ohioan has access to behavioral health care via telehealth services by landline or cell phone.
* Also on *Saturday [ [link removed] ]*, Governor DeWineasked all health care providers and others that use personal protective equipment (PPE) to conserve their supplies. He specifically requested that dentists and veterinarians postpone elective surgeries.
* On *Sunday [ [link removed] ]*, the Ohio Department of Health issued an order that will close all Ohio bars and restaurants to in-house patrons. Restaurants with take-out and delivery options will still be able to operate those services. Governor DeWine has also issued an executive order to grant the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services with the authority to accept and grant requests for unemployment compensation suspending the normal 1-week waiting period.
* Also on *Sunday [ [link removed] ]*, the Ohio Department of Commerce has begun to offer a one-time liquor buyback option to support bars and restaurants. the Ohio Development Services Agency has also prepared an application to quality Ohio for the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.
As of Sunday afternoon, there were 37 confirmed cases.
Formore information on Ohios response to COVID-19, visitcoronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ]or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
*Check out Governor DeWine's Week in Review video [ [link removed] ].*
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