Minnesota and Mississippi are the latest states to ease coronavirus restrictions in a bid to revive their battered economies despite healt...
Minnesota and Mississippi are the latest states to ease coronavirus restrictions in a bid to revive their battered economies despite health experts warning that increasing human interactions and economic activity may spark a new surge of infections.
The two states announced that some businesses can reopen from Monday as the number of infections in the US surpassed one million.
Infections across the US increased by more than 27,000 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to just over one million. More than 1,300 Americans died overnight, bringing the total to just over 56,000.
In Mississippi, retail stores, including those in strip malls and shopping centers, are now allowed to reopen if they reduce their customer capacity by 50 percent at any given time.
Businesses that can't avoid person-to-person contact, including gyms, cinemas and salons, are to remain closed.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, only businesses that don't interact with the public can reopen - including those in industrial, manufacturing and office settings. Retail stores must remain closed.
Those two states join Colorado, Montana and Tennessee in announcing plans to lift restrictions.
Texas partially reopened last week but the governor announced on Monday that state's stay-at-home order would expire April 30.
Georgia, Oklahoma, Alaska and South Carolina previously restarted their economies following weeks of mandatory lockdowns that have thrown millions of American workers out of their jobs.
Business shutdowns have led to a record 26.5 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits since mid-March and the White House has forecast a staggering jump in the nation's monthly jobless rate.
Public health authorities have warned that increasing human interactions and economic activity may spark a new surge of infections just as social-distancing measures appear to be bringing coronavirus outbreaks under control.
Although unprecedented stay-at-home orders have put many businesses in jeopardy, many owners have expressed ambivalence about returning to work without more safeguards.
Minnesota and Mississippi are the latest states to ease coronavirus restrictions in a bid to revive their battered economies despite health experts warning that increasing human interactions and economic activity may spark a new surge of infections
Here's where each state is with current lockdown measures and plans moving forward:
Minnesota
In Minnesota, only businesses that don't interact with the public can reopen from April 27.
It includes those in industrial, manufacturing and office settings. Retail stores must remain closed.
The state's stay-at-home order still runs through to at least May 3.
Entertainment and performance venues remain closed and bars and restaurants are limited to take-out only.
Mississippi
In Mississippi, retail stores, including those in strip malls and shopping centers, are now allowed to reopen on April 27 if they reduce their customer capacity by 50 percent at any given time.
Businesses that can't avoid person-to-person contact, including gyms, cinemas and salons, are to remain closed.
Elective medical and dental procedures are now allowed.
The state's stay at home order has been extended until at least May 11.
Alaska
Reopening of restaurants, stores, hair and nail salons and other businesses starting April 24.
Under the new rules in some Alaska territories, restaurants will reopen but are limited to 25 percent capacity and there must be 10 feet between tables and only family members can be seated at the same table.
Salons in Alaska may only accept customers by appointment.
Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, where some 40 percent of residents live, will not begin easing restrictions until Monday.
Oklahoma
Some businesses that were closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus were allowed to reopen from April 24 and others can reopen within 10 days, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said last week.
The governor's plan was met with immediate resistance from the Oklahoma State Medical Association and Democrats in the state House of Representatives.
Barbershops, hair and nail salons, pet groomers and spas were allowed to reopen from April 24. The move is contingent on businesses practicing social distancing, and employees and customers must wear masks if they are within six feet of each other.
'Personal care businesses can reopen for appointments only if they adhere to strict sanitation protocols and are in communities that do not have more restrictions in place,' Stitt said.
Restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and places of worship can reopen May 1. Nurseries tied to places of worship will remain closed.
Colorado
Colorado's governor says elective surgeries and retail curbside delivery can begin April 27. Hair salons, dental offices and tattoo shops can also reopen that date with restrictions.
Other retail will be allowed to reopen from May 4 with social distancing restrictions. Large workplaces can reopen on May 4 at 50% capacity.
Restaurants and bars are still limited to takeout only.
The state's stay-at-home order expires April 26 but residents are still urged to stay home where possible. The finalized guidance on reopening will come later this week.
Logan Nash, left, gets a manicure through an acrylic shield at Jazzy Nails in Avon, Colorado on Monday
Georgia
Georgia's governor says gyms, hair salons, bowling alleys and tattoo parlors can reopen on April 24 as long as owners follow strict social-distancing and hygiene requirements.
Elective medical procedures can also resume. By April 27, movie theaters may resume selling tickets and restaurants limited to takeout orders can return to limited dine-in service.
The state's shelter-in-place order remains in effect until April 30 but at-risk people are urged to remain home until May 13.
Bars, live performance venues and amusement parks will remain closed. Religious institutions are still urged to hold drive-thru or online services for now.
Customers sit for breakfast at a Waffle House in Atlanta as the US state of Georgia relaxed restrictions on April 27
Tables are marked off for social distancing at Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries in Nolensville, Tennessee on Monday
A group of men eat lunch on an outside patio at Bad Daddy's Burger Bar on Monday after restaurants were allowed to reopen
South Carolina
Department stores, sporting goods stores and flea markets are among the businesses allowed to reopen in parts of the state from April 20.
Other stores selling furniture, books, music, flowers, clothing and accessories can also reopen. The businesses are allowed to open at 20 percent capacity, or five people per 1,000 square feet.
Beaches were also allowed to reopen at noon on Tuesday.
Bars and restaurants are limited to take-out only and nonessential businesses are limited to minimum operations or remote work.
The state's order closing all nonessential businesses expires April 27.
Tennessee
Tennessee, which had already announced it would not be extending its stay-at-home order past April 30, has now laid out the state's plan for lifting restrictions.
Businesses in most counties will be allowed to reopen as early as April 27.
Retail stores, which can reopen from April 29, and restaurants will operate with a 50 percent customer capacity. Many of Tennessee's 56 parks will open on Friday.
Businesses can expect temperature checks, enforced mask wearing and social distancing.
Large cities including Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville can decide on their own when to reopen.
Texas
State parks reopened on April 20 but people must wear face coverings and masks and adhere to social distancing. People also cannot visit in groups of five or more.
Hospitals can start resuming surgeries on April 22 that had been postponed by coronavirus but only if they do not take away from the hospital's capacity to treat COVID-19 and if the hospital reserves 25 percent of its beds for COVID-19 patients.
From April 24, retailers can reopen but only if they can deliver their goods or services to people at home or in their cars to minimize contact.
Schools and universities will remain closed for the rest of the year.
State's stay-at-home order expires on April 30.
Air travelers flying to Texas from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Louisiana or Washington - or Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Miami - must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants are currently still limited to take-out only.
Alabama
Stay-at-home order through April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Non-essential businesses closed to the public
Restaurants and bars limited to take-out only
Arizona
Stay-at-home order through April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses are limited to minimum operations or remote work
Restaurants and bars limited to take-out only
Arkansas
No state-wide stay-at-home order
10 person limit on gatherings - doesn't apply to unenclosed outdoor spaces or places of worship
Gym and entertainment venues closed, hotels and vacation rentals restricted to authorized guests
Restaurants and bars limited to take-out only
California
Indefinite stay-at-home order
Gatherings in a single room or place prohibited
Nonessential businesses are limited to minimum operations or remote work
Restaurants and bars limited to take-out only
Connecticut
Stay-at-home order through May 20
Five person limit on social gatherings, 50-person limit for religious services
Non-essential businesses must suspend all in-person operations
Out-of-state visitors strongly urged to self-quarantine
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Delaware
Stay-at-home order through May 15
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state who aren't just passing through must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave the all-clear for some beaches and parks to reopen from April 17 if it could be done safely
Stay-at-home order through April 30
No social gatherings public spaces - with religious exemptions
Nonessential services closed to the public - but gun stores remain open
Visitors from COVID-19 hot spots such as New York must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Hawaii
Stay-at-home order at least through April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Idaho
Stay-at-home order through April 30
Non-essential gatherings prohibited
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Illinois
Stay-at-home order through at least April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Indiana
Stay-at-home order through April 20, but likely to be extended
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Iowa
No stay-at-home order
Nonessential businesses ordered to close until April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Kansas
Stay-at-home order until May 3
10 person limit on gatherings - exempting funerals and religious services with social distancing
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Residents who traveled to California, Florida, New York or Washington state after March 14, or visited Illinois or New Jersey after March 22, must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Kentucky
No stay-at-home order
Mass gatherings prohibited, smaller gatherings allowed with social distancing
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Louisiana
Stay-at-home order through April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Maine
'Stay healthy at home' executive order through April 30
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Maryland
Indefinite stay-at-home order
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Massachusetts
Non-essential businesses closed through May 4
10 person limit on gatherings
Visitors from out of state advised to self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Michigan
Stay-at-home order through April 30
Public gatherings prohibited - with religious exemptions
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Missouri
Stay Home Missouri' order through April 24
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses must enforce social distancing
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Montana
Stay-at-home order through April 24
Nonessential social and recreational gatherings prohibited
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Nebraska
No stay-at-home order
Hair salons, tattoo parlors and strip clubs closed through May 31
10 person limit on gatherings
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Nevada
Stay-at-home order through April 30.
10 person limit on gatherings
Recreational, entertainment and personal-care businesses closed, including casinos
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
New Hampshire
Stay-at-home order through May 4
Nine person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
New Jersey
Indefinite stay-at-home order
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential retail businesses must close bricks-and-mortar premises. Recreational and entertainment businesses also closed
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
New Mexico
Stay-at-home order through April 30
Five person limit on gatherings in a single room
Nonessential businesses must suspend all in-person operations
Arriving air travelers must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
New York
Stay-at-home order through May 15
Nonessential gatherings prohibited
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Masks must be worn in situations where social distancing is not possible
North Carolina
Stay-at-home order through April 29
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
North Dakota
No stay-at-home order
Schools, restaurants, fitness centers, movie theaters and salons closed
No state-wide directive on gatherings
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Ohio
Stay-at-home order through May 1
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Oregon
Indefinite stay-at-home order
25 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Pennsylvania
Stay-at-home order through April 30
Gatherings prohibited
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Rhode Island
Stay-at-home order through May 8
Five person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
South Dakota
No stay-at-home order
Unnecessary gatherings of 10 or more prohibited
Utah
No stay-at-home order
10 person limit on gatherings
Businesses must minimize face-to-face contact with high-risk employees
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Vermont
Stay-at-home order through May 15
10 person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from out of state must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Virginia
Stay-at-home order through June 10
Recreation and entertainment businesses closed through May 8
10 person limit on gatherings
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Washington
Stay-at-home order through May 4
All gatherings for social, spiritual and recreational purposes are prohibited
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
West Virginia
Indefinite stay-at-home order
Five-person limit on gatherings
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Visitors from coronavirus hotspots must self-quarantine for 14 days
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Wisconsin
'Safer at Home' order prohibits all nonessential travel until May 26
All public and private gatherings are prohibited with limited exceptions.
Nonessential businesses limited to minimum operations or remote work
Self-quarantine recommended for out-of-state visitors
Bars and restaurants limited to take-out only
Wyoming
No stay-at-home order - but social distancing restrictions through April 30
10 person limit on gatherings in a confined space
Restaurants and bars limited to take-out only
Anyone entering the state except for essential work must quarantine for 14 days
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