Yair Centeno
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Home or Work Order
Governor McMaster ordered a mandatory home or work order where South Carolinians are to remain home unless they are visiting family, exercising or obtaining essential goods or services.
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CDC Updates COVID-19 Statistics Daily
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created a webpage for tracking the reports of COVID-19 across the country. The page includes surveillance information, a map of reports…
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Press Release: IMPH Awarded State Forum to Advance Health Systems Transformation Grant
NNPHI Launches Phase 2 of State Forums to Advance Health Systems Transformation The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) recently awarded IMPH funding to support an initiative to bridge public health and…
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Closure of Additional Non-Essential Businesses
Retail stores were deemed “non-essential” businesses and to be closed in conjunction with those of Executive Order 2020-17.
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Lodging & Travel Restrictions for Individuals from High-Risk Areas
This order suspends short term rentals including hotels, vacation homes, condos and time shares for people traveling from CDC identified high-risk populations. (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and the City…
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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Preventing the Spread of Infectious Disease Through the Provision of Syringe Services Programs
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit committed to providing South Carolina’s elected officials with nonpartisan information and research related to the health…
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Closure of Non-Essential Businesses
Additional actions were taken to enforce social distancing through the closure of “non-essential” businesses, venues, facilities and close-contact service providers for 15 days.
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Emergency Access Restrictions for Public Beaches & Waters Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
This order closed all public beach access points and public boat landings on state owned lakes.
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State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Public schools and publicly funded state colleges and universities are ordered to remain closed for students and non-essential employees through the month of April.