Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Section 1:2020-8
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-8
On March 17, 2020, the seventeenth case of a novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"), was confirmed in the State of Oklahoma. As noted in a previous Executive Order, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 as "high" both globally and in the United States. In addition, on March 14, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national health emergency in the United States as a result of the national spread of COVID-19. On March 15, 2020, I issued Executive Order 2020-07 declaring an emergency caused by the impending threat of COVID-19 to the people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety. And, on March 16, 2020, the President issued Coronavirus Guidelines for America.
Therefore, I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the power vested in me by Section 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, hereby recommend Oklahomans follow the President's Coronavirus Guidelines, as more particularly described below:
1. Listen to and follow the directions of federal, state, and local authorities.
2. If you feel sick, stay home and contact your medical provider. Do not go to work.
3. If your children are sick, keep them at home and contact their medical provider.
4. If someone in your household has tested positive for COVID-19, keep the entire household at home and contact your medical provider.
5. If you are an older person, stay home and away from other people.
6. If you are a person with a serious underlying health condition that can put you at an increased risk, stay home and away from other people.
7. Work or engage in schooling from home, whenever possible.1
8. Avoid social gatherings in groups of more than 10 people.
9. Avoid eating or drinking at bars, restaurants, and food courts and use drive-thru, pickup, or delivery options.
10. Avoid discretionary travel, shopping trips, and social visits.
11. Do not visit nursing homes or retirement or long-term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance.
12. Practice good hygiene and wash your hands, especially after touching any frequently used item or surface, avoid touching your face, sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow, and disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.
This Order shall be effective until the end of thirty (30) days after the filing of this Order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, this 17 th day of March, 2020.
1 If you work in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, such as healthcare services and pharmaceutical and food supply, you have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule. You and your employers should follow CDC guidance to protect your health at work.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Michael Rogers
Secretary of State
