Alabama And Missouri Issue Stay-At-Home Orders
Govs. Kay Ivey and Mike Parson had previously resisted calls by medical and health experts who have been urging lawmakers to take immediate action.
The governors of Alabama and Missouri on Friday announced stay-at-home orders, leaving only a handful of state holdouts that continue to defy expert advice to self-quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as cases continue to rise.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey saidthere will take effect at 5 p.m. on Saturday and run through 5 p.m. on April 30. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike Parson said the Missouri will start later and end earlier. It will become effective at 12:01 a.m. on Monday April 6 until 11:59 p.m. on Friday April 24.
