Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has lengthened her stay-at-home order through May 15 while relaxing restrictions so some businesses can reopen and the public can participate in more outdoor activities like golf and motorized boating.
The measure is designed to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. It immediately replaces one that was scheduled to expire next week.
“The new executive order will now allow some workers who perform lower risk activities to go back on the job,” said Whitmer. “We will consider this, the preliminary stage of economic re-engagement, we will measure. We will collect data. We will continue to ramp up our testing and our tracing. And we will make informed decisions in the coming days about potential further economic re-engagement, but it depends on you.”
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan’s chief medical executive, said that some rules were lifted because the state is seeing a plateau in cases.
“We’re starting with slowly reopening businesses and allowing people to engage in some previously suspended activities that are lower, public health risk,” Khaldun said.
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