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DeKalb County Issues Curfew, Bans Gatherings of 10 Or More

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Effective Monday, March 23, public gatherings of 10 or more people in DeKalb County are prohibited, according to a state of emergency order issued by the county’s chief executive.

The order means that DeKalb residents are being asked to adhere to a voluntary curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. not unlike a handful of major cities in the United States.

DeKalb Curfew: Everything You Need To Know

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond issued the order in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to spread in Georgia.

“All employers and businesses that remain open to the public must take steps to restrict in person contact and maintain a distance of six feet between individuals in the establishment,” the order says.

Thurmond also issued a “shelter in place” order on March 27, which is an update to its emergency order.

DeKalb Issues Shelter-In-Place Order

The DeKalb shelter in place went into effect Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m.

DeKalb says the following jobs are considered “frontline work force,” and basically essential:

Police
Fire
Sheriff
Watershed
Sanitation
911
Medical Examiner
Roads & Drainage
Senior Center Food Services
Parks
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport

The measure by DeKalb came the same day that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a “shelter in place” order for all those who are “medically fragile.”

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