{"id":108670,"date":"2021-03-04T18:26:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T18:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=108670"},"modified":"2021-03-04T18:26:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T18:26:39","slug":"alabama-gov-ivey-lifts-statewide-covid-mask-mandate-beginning-april-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/alabama-gov-ivey-lifts-statewide-covid-mask-mandate-beginning-april-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Gov. Ivey lifts statewide Covid mask mandate beginning April 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she will extend the state&#x27;s mask mandate through April 9, but will lift the order after that date.<\/li>\n<li>The extension is intended to give businesses time to create their own policies ahead of April 9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alabama plans to on April 9 lift a statewide order requiring people to wear masks in public, even as Gov. Kay Ivey extends the state&#x27;s health emergency proclamation for Covid-19 by 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Let me be abundantly clear, after April 9, I will not keep the mask order in effect,&quot; Ivey said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Ivey extended the mask order and other health measures that were set to expire March 8 to give businesses enough time to institute their own policies, she announced at a news conference. The governor urged residents to continue wearing face coverings, even though the state will no longer mandate them.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;While I&#x27;m convinced a mask mandate has been the right thing to do, I also respect those who object and believe this was a step too far in government overreach,&quot; Ivey said.<\/p>\n<p>The state&#x27;s extended &quot;Safer at Home&#x27; order, which now runs through April 9, will allow restaurants and bars to operate without party size limits, though the tables must adhere to additional sanitation rules and remain 6 feet apart.<\/p>\n<p>According to the order, senior citizen centers will also be allowed to resume activities outside and hospital and nursing homes can welcome an additional visitor at a time. The state&#x27;s public health emergency proclamation now expires May 7.<\/p>\n<p>The governor noted that the state&#x27;s hospitals have reported a 77% drop in their weekly average number of daily Covid patients, roughly 686 people, since reaching a peak in mid-January. While Alabama is heading in &quot;the right direction,&quot; Ivey said the extended order will give the state more time to give residents their first dose of a vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>According to recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just over 674,800 Alabama residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine \u2014 nearly 14% of its total population.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican governor&#x27;s decision to lift the state&#x27;s mask mandate comes just days after both Texas and Mississippi announced similar moves on Tuesday. President Joe Biden and top U.S. health officials have criticized the decision, however, calling it a &quot;big mistake.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we&#x27;re able to get vaccines in people&#x27;s arms. &#8230; The last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking, that, &#x27;In the meantime, everything&#x27;s fine. Take off your mask. Forget it.&#x27; It still matters,&quot; Biden told reporters Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: This article was updated to correct the date that the Safer at Home order runs through. It expires at 5 p.m. on April 9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/03\/04\/alabama-gov-ivey-lifts-statewide-covid-mask-mandate-beginning-april-9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama Gov. 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