Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2020-8

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-8
On March 17, 2020, the seventeenth case of a novel coronavirus
			 ("COVID-19"), was confirmed in the State of Oklahoma. As noted in a previous
			 Executive Order, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
			 has identified the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 as "high"
			 both globally and in the United States. In addition, on March 14, 2020, the
			 President of the United States declared a national health emergency in the
			 United States as a result of the national spread of COVID-19. On March 15,
			 2020, I issued Executive Order 2020-07 declaring an emergency caused by the
			 impending threat of COVID-19 to the people of this State and the public's
			 peace, health, and safety. And, on March 16, 2020, the President issued
			 Coronavirus Guidelines for America.
Therefore, I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of the State of Oklahoma,
			 pursuant to the power vested in me by Section 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma
			 Constitution, hereby recommend Oklahomans follow the President's Coronavirus
			 Guidelines, as more particularly described below:
1. Listen to and follow the directions of
		  federal, state, and local authorities.
2. If you feel sick, stay home and contact
		  your medical provider. Do not go to work.
3. If your children are sick, keep them at
		  home and contact their medical provider.
4. If someone in your household has tested
		  positive for COVID-19, keep the entire household at home and contact your
		  medical provider.
5. If you are an
		  older person, stay home and away from other people.
6. If you are a person with a serious
		  underlying health condition that can put you at an increased risk, stay home
		  and away from other people.
7. Work
		  or engage in schooling from home, whenever
		  possible.
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8. Avoid social gatherings in groups of more
		  than 10 people.
9. Avoid eating or
		  drinking at bars, restaurants, and food courts and use drive-thru, pickup, or
		  delivery options.
10. Avoid
		  discretionary travel, shopping trips, and social visits.
11. Do not visit nursing homes or retirement
		  or long-term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance.
12. Practice good hygiene and wash your
		  hands, especially after touching any frequently used item or surface, avoid
		  touching your face, sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow,
		  and disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.
This Order shall be effective until the end of
			 thirty (30) days after the filing of this Order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
			 of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, this 17 
			 th day of March, 2020.
1 If you work in a critical
			 infrastructure industry, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security,
			 such as healthcare services and pharmaceutical and food supply, you have a
			 special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule. You and your
			 employers should follow CDC guidance to protect your health at work.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Michael Rogers
Secretary of State