Gov. Hogan orders bars, restaurants, gyms, movie theaters to close
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GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN━ AS THENUMBER OF CASES GROWS TO 42━WITH THE LATEST CASE INBALTIMORE CITY.
A SURGE IN THEHEALTHCARE SYSTEM... MOREBOOTS ON THE GROUND━ HELPINGDELIVER MEALS AND ENFORCEEXECUTIVE ORDERS... AND MAJORCHANGES TO OUR DAILY LIVES━LIKE CLOSING ALL BARS,RESTAURANTS, MOVIE THEATERSAND GYMS UNTIL FURTHERNOTICE..
EFFECTIVE AS OF RIGHTNOW.
WE'RE BRINGING YOU TEAMCOVERAGE TONIGHT... WE BEGINWITH ABBY ISAACS WHO IS LIVEFROM TOWSON AFTER TALKING TOBUSINESSES ABOUT THE IMPACT.ABBY?RESTAURANT OWNERS CALLEXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL, FORTHEMSELVES AND THEIREMPLOYEES..
IN THIS AREA, HEREIN DOWNTOWN TOWSON, IT'S SMALLBUSINESSES AND THEIREMPLOYEES... A LOT OF COLLEGESTUDENTS TRYING TO MAKE RENT.BUT THEY SAY THEY UNDERSTANDTHE NEED TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFEAND ARE WORKING ON MOVING TOCARRY OUT AND DELIVERYOPTIONS.4:2━ 32 PAUL RIZAS, OWNER OFSLICE━ we specialize in newyork pizza, as close as we canget to NY A SLICE OF NEW YORKIN THE HEART OF TOWSON...CUSTOMERS COME FROM ALLOVER... BUT EVERYTHIGN ISABOUT TO CHANGE.
HOGA━ theywill be disruptive..
To savehundreds of thousands ofamericans.
GOVERNOR LARRYHOGAN ORDERED ALL BARS,RESTAURANTS, GYMS AND MOVIETHEATERS CLOSE DOWN, EFFECTIVEAT THIS HOUR TO STOP THESPREAD OF COVI━19.
THE IMPACTON SMALL BUSINESSES REMAINS TOBE SEEN.
2:1━ 27 RIZA━ wehave our bills to pay and gasand electric and landlords topay and food distributors oursupplies everything has to bepaid for so if we close ourdoors, its not good.
DRIVETHRU, CARRYOUT AND DELIVEROPTIONS ARE STILL ALLOWED....PAUL RIZAS PREPARED AS MUCH ASHE COULD, STARTING A DELIVERYSERVICE 1:5━ 2:03 RIZA━starting delivery is going tobe a big help for this so forhte customers who don't wantto leave their homes we'llbring the food to them AHEADOF THE 5 PM CLOCK STATEWIDECLOSURE, PEOPLE HEADING OUT TOTHEIR FAVORITE SPOTS 12:5━ 58ZACHAR━ i wanted to supportsome of the local businessesbefore the final closurehappens.
THE MARYLANDDEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE ANDLABOR HAVE COMPILED RESOURCESTO HELP BUSINESSES WHOSE DAILYOPERATIONS ARE AFFECTED DURINGTHE STATE OF EMERGENCY....INCLUDING HOW TO APPLY FORFEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEAND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCECLAIMS. SOME BUSINESSES HAVEOPTED TO VOLUNTARILY CLOSEENTIRELY..
OTHERS, LIKEFITNESS STUDIOS, ARESCRAMBLING TO PUT TOGETHERONLINE TRAININGS OR OUTDOORWORKOUTS... ADAPTING THIERBUSINESS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.2:3━ 24 RIZA━ it's not awonderful that's happening butit's for a reason and we allhave to adatp and we have tofight through it.HOGAN ALSO ANNOUNCED THTHEY'RE CAN'T BE NUMBER OFCHANGES TODAY.
HE ALSOANNOUNCED.... EXPANDING TOTHREE MEALS AND A SNACK A DAYFOR CHILDREN UNDER 18 WHILESCHOOLS ARE CLOSE