Non-essential business closure, stay-at-home advisory extended to May 18

Non-essential business closure, stay-at-home advisory extended to May 18

Gov.

Charlie Baker extended the state’s stay-at-home advisory and non-essential business closure to May 18 as the death toll from the coronavirus rises in Massachusetts.

The advisory was set to expire on May 4.

THERE.TODAY, WE ARE EXTENDING THETIMELINE FOR ALL NONESSENTIALBUSINESSES TO KEEP THE PHYSICALWORKPLACES AND FACILITIES CLOSEDTO ALL WORKERS, CUSTOMERS, ANDTHE PUBLIC UNTIL MAY 18.AND, THE STAY AT HOME ADVISORYREMAINS IN PLACE UNTIL THISTIME.WE ARE BRINGING EVERY POSSIBLERESOURCE TO BEAR IN THIS FIGHT,TO GET BACK TO THE SO-CALLED "NEW NORMAL."AND A LOT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENEDIN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS HASHEADED US IN THAT DIRECTION.WE BECAME THE FIRST STATE IN THENATION TO WATCH A PROGRAM THATWILL SERVE AS A POWERFUL TOOL TOSTOP AND SPOT TO NEW CASES.OUR STATES EFFORTS TO CLOSEBRICK-AND-MORTAR SERVICES ANDCALLS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING HAVEPLAYED A SIGNIFI