THREAD: Today, I announced that the State of New Hampshire will be issuing a Stay-at-Home order and directing all non-essential businesses that have not already voluntarily closed to end in-person and public-interacting operations by 11:59 PM tomorrow, March 27, 2020. 
Over the past 24 hours we have received calls & requests for a mandatory shelter in place. This is not a shelter in place. No one will be prevented from leaving their home & the state is not closing its borders. In taking these actions, we are aligning with our regional partners.
I want to be clear: no governor has the authority to shut down their border. No governor can prohibit another state's residents from entering their state. Nor has any state in the Country issued a full-blown shelter in place order.
We can't stress this enough - you should stay at your house unless absolutely necessary. Of course, we won't prevent you from leaving your home to go for a walk, or when heading to the store for groceries, or going to an essential job.
When going outside, remember: we all have an obligation to continue practicing healthy social distancing. That means maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from others and avoiding group activities.
Today I'm also announcing that in coordination with @nhcfoundation, the state has crafted an innovative public-private partnership plan that will ensure essential workers have access to child care in an environment that is safe and comports to @CDCgov guidelines.
We are extending remote-learning until May 4, 2020.
This continuation will provide teachers, parents, and students a level of certainty and continuity that remote learning will go on.
We're leading the nation in ensuring our students continue to receive a quality education.
This continuation will provide teachers, parents, and students a level of certainty and continuity that remote learning will go on.
We're leading the nation in ensuring our students continue to receive a quality education.
This is not a step we take lightly. Disrupting daily life in NH should be something that is only done in the greatest of emergencies.
I know we will get through this together, and I know we will come out the other side stronger than ever. #GraniteTough
I know we will get through this together, and I know we will come out the other side stronger than ever. #GraniteTough
