Atlanta Mayor Re-Issues Stay At Home Order For City

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Friday re-issued the stay at home order for the city under the spectre of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Lance Bottoms’ actions mirrored the state of emergency she issued a week ago as a strategy to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus.

The mayor has been coordinating with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on executive orders at a time when the national response has been mixed.

The revised city of Atlanta order clarifies some exemptions as follows:

  • Adds an exemption for landscaping and print shops
  • and clarifies that package stores, such as liquor stores and wine shops, bike shops, and the insurance industry, are also exempt.

Lance Bottoms also fundamentally differs on the governor’s approach to stay at home orders, where Kemp has said he wants the local officials to lead.

 

Speaking to CNN, Lance Bottoms said, This could become an endless war for us if we don’t take this seriously and stop the spread.”

Atlanta Launches COVID-19 Website

To keep residents informed, Atlanta launched AtlSTrong.org, a new website that will serve as a COVID-19 resource hub for Atlantans.

The site also allows you to sign up for COVID-19 text alerts, request information on emergency fund assistance relief and more.

Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. More definitive advice on health, please visit CDC.gov. Here are some helpful links:

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Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the co-founder of AtlantaFi.com and as an unofficial ambassador of the city, she's a lover of all things Atlanta. She writes about Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care (Wigs!) and Money.
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