{"id":1319317,"date":"2020-04-06T18:45:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T00:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=995350"},"modified":"2020-04-06T18:45:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T00:45:23","slug":"colorado-gov-jared-polis-extends-statewide-stay-at-home-order-until-at-least-april-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/colorado-gov-jared-polis-extends-statewide-stay-at-home-order-until-at-least-april-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Gov. Jared Polis extends statewide \u2018stay at home\u2019 order until at least April 26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a press conference to address the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Colorado at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Gov. Jared Polis said the first confirmed individual is a man in his 30s, who traveled to Italy last month and was recreating in Colorado. Polis added that the man’s girlfriend, who was traveling with him has been quarantined. A second case was reported during the press conference, but no information was provided by Polis or the officials flanking him. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post)<\/strong>
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Gov. Jared Polis announced he is extending Colorado\u2019s statewide stay-at-home order until at least April 26 in an unprecedented televised speech to the entire state on Monday night. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason for the April 26 date is simple: because the data and the science tells us that staying at home is our best chance, our only realistic chance, to avoid a catastrophic loss of life \u2014 the deaths of thousands of our friends, our neighbors, our family members,\u201d Polis said.<\/p>\n

Polis, speaking to Coloradans from the governor\u2019s mansion, said he knows that many in the state are frustrated and angry. \u201cWe all want a timeline,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen will this nightmare be over.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been more than a month since the first cases of coronavirus in Colorado were announced on March 6<\/a><\/i>. <\/p>\n

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