{"id":3961,"date":"2022-03-14T17:34:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T17:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T17:34:20","slug":"new-jerseys-covid-19-public-health-emergency-officially-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/new-jerseys-covid-19-public-health-emergency-officially-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW JERSEY\u2019S COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OFFICIALLY ENDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Executive Order Formally Lifts Statewide School and Daycare Mask Mandate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TRENTON<\/strong> &#8211; At his final COVID-19 press briefing a few days ago, Governor Phil Murphy announced the signing of Executive Order No. 292, which lifts the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in addition to the statewide school and daycare mask mandate, effective on Monday, March 7. This major step has been made possible by the Murphy Administration\u2019s comprehensive and successful pandemic response efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith COVID-19 moving into an endemic, the time has come to move toward normalcy,\u201d said Governor Murphy. \u201cIn the past two years, New Jerseyans have shown great strength, resiliency, and kindness during one of the most difficult and trying times in the history of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConditions have improved in our state &#8211; immunity is high, cases have dropped significantly, therapeutics have improved, and testing is rapid and readily available. So, it does make sense to relax restrictions as we learn to live with the virus,\u201d said Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.&nbsp; \u201cBut taking masks off doesn\u2019t mean that other strategies should be abandoned. In fact, they become more important. So, please continue to wash your hands frequently, physically distance, stay home when you\u2019re sick, and get vaccinated and boosted to protect yourselves, your families, your friends, and our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor nearly two years, New Jersey\u2019s school communities have persevered through countless challenges brought on by COVID-19 &#8211; always with the shared goal of protecting the health and safety of our school staff, students, and their families,\u201d said Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, Acting Commissioner of Education. \u201cWhile we recognize this virus has been unpredictable, we look forward to this next milestone in our road ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EO No. 292 terminates the Public Health Emergency declared in EO No. 280, effective on Monday, March 7. The State of Emergency declared in EO No. 103 will remain in place to ensure that the State continues to have necessary resources as COVID-19 is managed on an endemic level. It is common practice for states of emergency for major crises to remain in place to allow the State to receive and distribute federal funding without any unnecessary red tape or bureaucratic obstacles, as exemplified by Governor Christie\u2019s State of Emergency declaration for Superstorm Sandy, which remains in effect to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, EO Nos. 111, 112, 207, 252, 253, 283, and 290 remain in full force and effect under the State of Emergency except that any civil or criminal immunity related to the COVID-19 response bestowed by Executive Order No. 112 shall not be in effect. 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