March 23, 2020 - Harrisburg, PA
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine issued "Stay at Home" orders to Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, as the state seeks relief to save lives and stop the spread of COVID-19.This order takes effect at 8:00 PM on Monday, March 23, 2020, and will continue until April 6, 2020. All schools statewide will also remain closed through at least April 6, 2020."I remain deeply concerned about this public health crisis and we must continue to take careful but critical steps now to mitigate the spread of COVID-19," Gov. Wolf said. "We are issuing these orders because Pennsylvanians' health and safety remains our highest priority.""The number of cases continues to grow and so we must take further steps to stop the spread of this contagious and dangerous novel virus to protect the public's health and mitigate the risk to our hospital system," Dr. Levine said. "There is one way to make sure people don't need to be hospitalized and we don't strain our health care system: Stay calm. Stay home. Stay safe." Governor Wolf's Order Secretary of Health's Order Stay at Home Guidance
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