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Amidst <\/span>mounting pressure<\/span><\/a> from the health care industry, Gov. Roy Cooper declared a statewide stay-at-home order Friday to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The measure goes live Monday at 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to act now in the safest, smartest way while we have the chance to save lives. It is truly a matter of life and death,\u201d Cooper said Friday afternoon. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>North Carolina is at least the 24th state to have declared such an order <\/span>as of Friday afternoon. <\/span><\/a>The state order will take precedence over local orders if they conflict and if local orders are less restrictive, Cooper said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis order may lead to even more hardship and heartache,\u201d Cooper said, acknowledging the huge numbers of people who have lost employment from efforts to stop the coronavirus. “We will not forget people who have lost their livelihoods during this crisis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The order<\/span><\/a> is similar to others nationwide in that it requires people to stay at home unless they leave for approved reasons. Those include trips for essential supplies, for health care, essential work and outdoor exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Grocery stores, pharmacies, and restaurants offering takeout, drive-through and delivery only can remain open in the statewide order. It bans gatherings of more than 10 people and calls for social distancing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The move comes after hospital lobbying group N.C. Health Care Association <\/span>wrote <\/span><\/a>to Cooper Monday urging such a policy to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which may prevent the health care system from being overwhelmed by a large influx of COVID-19 cases. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>The virus is spreading in North Carolina, although due to limited testing, its true reach here is unknown. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>On Monday, the state reported <\/span>297 <\/span><\/a>confirmed cases of the virus but by Friday had confirmed nearly 800, Cooper said. The Centers for Disease Control has deemed North Carolina has reached \u201cwidespread transmission,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some cities and counties, including <\/span>Durham<\/span><\/a> and Mecklenburg County, beat Cooper to the punch by implementing their own stay-at-home orders this week. Durham and Mecklenburg counties have among the highest number of <\/span>confirmed cases<\/span><\/a> in the state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper, whose tone was measured during his press conference, said that he hopes people will voluntarily follow the order and remember “<\/span>the good part of our lives as North Carolinians will return.”
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\n<\/span>He is asking law enforcement to encourage people to abide by the order, he said. If people \u201ccontinually and flagrantly\u201d violate the order, the governor stressed, authorities will prosecute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a serious order and we want people to follow it,\u201d Cooper said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to a $2 trillion federal stimulus package passed by by Congress on \u00a0Friday, Cooper has made moves to soften the economic fallout from efforts to control the virus.<\/p>\n

The governor expressed concern about how long it might take for federal relief for small businesses and said he wished more money was distributed to states and municipalities.<\/p>\n

On the state level, Cooper made unemployment benefits easier to get in a March 17 executive order<\/a>, a move which has triggered more than 200,000 unemployment claims statewide, most citing the pandemic, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis order may lead to even more hardship and heartache,\u201d Cooper acknowledged. \u201c It might mean you\u2019re isolated or you lost your job. That\u2019s difficult, so thank you for doing the right thing.”
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