{"id":1319034,"date":"2020-03-23T18:11:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T00:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=994969"},"modified":"2020-03-23T18:11:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T00:11:33","slug":"denver-issues-stay-at-home-order-to-fight-virus-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/denver-issues-stay-at-home-order-to-fight-virus-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver issues stay at home order to fight virus spread"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shoppers queue up outside a Costco warehouse store as shoppers allowed in were limited to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus Monday, March 23, 2020, in Lone Tree, Colo. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about three to six weeks depending on the severity of the COVID-19 illness.<\/strong>
(AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

DENVER (AP) \u2014 Denver issued a stay at home order Monday limiting most people to going out only for essentials such as groceries, medication and exercise as officials try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Under the order from Mayor Michael Hancock, businesses that are not considered \u201cessential\u201d must be closed starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday until at least April 10.<\/p>\n

The closures initially included liquor stores and recreational marijuana shops, but Hancock later amended the order to allow those businesses to remain open as long \u201cextreme physical distancing\u201d is in place. Residents flocked to liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries and queued in long lines shortly after Hancock issued the initial order.<\/p>\n

Construction projects, mass transit and ride shares could still proceed.<\/p>\n

The move came a day after Gov. Jared Polis ordered non-essential businesses to cut their in-person workforces by at least half and appealed to people\u2019s sense of duty to spend as much time at home as possible rather than issuing an order.<\/p>\n

Hancock said he understands Polis\u2019 decision since parts of Colorado still have not seen a case of COVID-19. However, he said Denver, as the state\u2019s most densely populated city and site of the most cases, needed to protect its residents and, by extension, the rest of the state since Denver hospitals often treat patients from around Colorado who need specialized care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t let our hospitals get overwhelmed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Minority Republicans in Colorado\u2019s House of representatives responded by asking businesses to make their case for staying open at a state GOP website in case a statewide shelter-in-place order is issued. Polis has not ruled out such an option.<\/p>\n

In other developments related to the coronavirus:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Colorado\u2019s health department said it was sending COVID-19 testing kits Monday to another mountain community as it works to learn the extent of the spread of the coronavirus in the state. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said the kits would be used for a drive-through testing site operated by the Colorado National Guard in Montrose County. It will serve about 100 high-risk patients who have been pre-selected by doctors for testing. About 6,200 people have been tested across the state, and 720 of them have the virus.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The state said it is shipping equipment from the federal government\u2019s strategic stockpile to communities around the state, including 49,200 N95 masks, 115,000 surgical masks, 21,420 surgical gowns, 21,800 face shields and 84 coveralls. However the state health department estimated that would only be enough to supply health care workers for about a day.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Denver\u2019s National Jewish Hospital, which specializes in treating respiratory diseases, said it was setting up a clinic to help treat those infected by the coronavirus or other acute respiratory illnesses as a way to relieve pressure on emergency rooms. Clinic patients will enter through a separate entrance and be examined in rooms with negative air pressure to keep germs from spreading.<\/p>\n

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