Houston Harris County Shelter In Place Order

Stay home work safe order for harris county and houston hidalgo and houston mayor sylvester turner made it clear they did not want to use the term shelter in place because those words in.

Houston harris county shelter in place order. Whereas on march 11 2020 harris county judge lina hidalgo issued a declaration of local disaster for public health emergency to allow harris county to take measures to reduce the possibility of exposure to the novel coronavirus covid 19 and promote the health and safety of harris county residents in. Mayor sylvester turner and harris county judge lina hidalgo had not issued any shelter in place orders as of sunday evening. Regarding health and safety policy and face coverings. The city also extended its stay at home order through april 3 to line up with galveston county s timeline for its own shelter in place order which goes into effect at 12 a m.

Smith county has been the hardest hit by the coronavirus with 10 confirmed cases. Order of county judge lina hidalgo. The order went into effect at 11 59 p m. 15 of 69 harris county public health department contact tracing team lead jochebed maduagwu 28 shares her experience as one of the first trained contact tracers to fight coronavirus outbreak in.

However county judge nathaniel moran said monday that he has no plans at this time to issue a stay at home order and would consider such a move as a last resort. In east texas there is no such order yet in place. Hidalgo and houston mayor sylvester turner on. Houston ketk houston and harris countyhave issued a stay home work safe order in the midst of the spreading coronavirus.

Rafael lemaitre a spokesman for hidalgo s office said the judge was. This means that all of us should stay home unless our jobs are essential for the health and safety to our community. She said the county also may consider issuing a shelter in place order as cities like san francisco have to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Harris county judge lina hidalgo and houston mayor sylvester turner announced a stay at home order tuesday.

Houston joins fort worth san antonio and austin with the order. But the city and county stopped short of labeling the order a shelter in place order.