Thank you to everyone heeding our warnings and following the rules. Please remind everyone you know to do the same. Call your family and friends. Remind them: We can’t protect you if you don’t follow the rules. This isn’t a joke. These aren’t suggestions. This is serious.
By 5 pm today, all recreational and entertainment facilities as well as any close-contact business – gyms, fitness centers, hair salons, nail salons – must close. That’s in addition to dine-in restaurants.
The impact this virus is having on our economy is devastating. I want you all to know that I start every meeting by asking what we’ll need to do to reopen our economy. I don’t want things to be like this a moment longer than necessary.
Thank you to everyone who is changing the way you do business to make this work. Restaurants are setting up take out tables outside. Local businesses are making sure you can shop online. Your creativity and strong spirits are what will get us through this.
Please shop local whenever you can. Check out your favorite store’s website. Order take out. Do whatever you can to support our local businesses.
We’ve already directed anyone returning from international travel to self-quarantine for 14 days. Beginning at midnight tonight, with the exception of law enforcement and health care professionals, anyone returning to RI by plane must immediately self-quarantine for 14 days.
