Indiana expected to extend Stay at Home order

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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb‘s statewide stay-home order set to expire Monday, but all indications are that order will be extended. The governor says he supports the Centers for Disease Control’s extension of social-distancing recommendations through April 30.

Holcomb says there are no plans to shorten a lengthy list of businesses classified as “essential” and allowed to remain open during the shutdown, but says that could always change later.

Holcomb says the pandemic is still getting worse, not better. He says he’s “pleading” with Hoosiers to follow the directive to stay home. He says he understands the statewide lock down represents a sacrifice for Hoosiers, but says it’s the only way to avoid overwhelming hospitals, and to get through the pandemic sooner rather than later.

Indiana was the 14th state to declare a statewide lock down. Over two dozen more states have followed suit since.