Governor Ivey Issues New Safer Apart Order

Governor Ivey Issues New Safer Apart Order
Governor Kay Ivey held an update Coronavirus press conference Wednesday April 7, 2021 in Montgomery, Ala. (Governor's Office/Hal Yeager)

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 and extends until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

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Twenty-sixth Supplemental Emergency Proclamation

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