Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch issued an executive order Thursday afternoon that adopts the state “stay at home” executive order issued a few hours earlier by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. The order, Executive Order 23, requires Tennessee residents to stay home unless they are engaging in an activity that is considered essential.
Mayor Gooch urged Oak Ridgers to stay at home except to carry out essential activities.
“It is time for all of us to stay home, starve the virus, save lives, and support local businesses for your essential activities,†Gooch said. “Stay positive and remember, we are in this together, and we will win this war against an invisible enemy.â€Â
The city’s local state of emergency ordinance implemented on March 23 regarding COVID-19 has been updated to adopt the new executive order, a press release said. The local state of emergency was declared in order to prevent the spread of, and to facilitate the containment of, the COVID-19 disease, the press release said.
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