State Public Health officials and Emergency Management officials will be available today at 2 p.m. to media regarding COVID-19.
What: COVID-19 Media Availability
Who: State Public Health Officials, Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency Management Officials, Department of Public Safety
When: Wednesday, March 18, 2020; 2 p.m.
Press Releases
Governor Roy Cooper today announced NC 2-1-1 by United Way of North Carolina as a resource for people to call for assistance related to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
NC 2-1-1 is an information and referral service that families and individuals can call to obtain free and confidential information on health and human services resources within their community. NC 2-1-1 operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and resources are available in most languages.
El día de hoy, el Gobernador Cooper anunció que, a partir de esta tarde del 17 de marzo, 2020, a las 5 pm, los restaurantes y bares de Carolina del Norte cerrarán el servicio a mesas y se limitarán al servicio de alimentos para llevar o entregar. Las tiendas de abarrotes, las gasolineras y las pequeñas tiendas están exentas de esta Orden y permanecerán abiertas, aunque no pueden servir alimentos en mesas.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina restaurants and bars will be closed to sit-down service and limited to take-out or delivery orders starting at 5 pm tonight, March 17, 2020. Grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores, are exempt from this order and will remain open, though they may not serve sit-down food.
Governor Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force are holding a media briefing today at 2 pm. At that briefing, Governor Cooper will announce a new executive order in response to COVID-19 that closes restaurants and bars for dine-in customers but allows them to continue takeout and delivery orders. The executive order will also include an expansion of unemployment insurance to help North Carolina workers affected by COVID-19.
Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all K-12 public schools in North Carolina to close for a minimum of two weeks in response to COVID-19. The Executive Order also bans gatherings of more than 100 people. North Carolina currently has 23 people in 12 counties who have tested positive for COVID-19.
The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $5.2 million to reimburse an Elizabethtown cemetery following Hurricane Florence-related damage.
The ReBuild NC Buyout Program information session planned for March 17 in Goldsboro has been canceled based on COVID-19 precautionary guidelines issued by the state Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The North Carolina Division of Prisons will suspend visitation to all the state’s prisons effective Monday, March 16 to minimize the health risks from the spread of coronavirus.
We are not aware of any cases of COVID-19 in our Prison system. However, ensuring staff health and safety is a top priority for the Division of Prisons. On March 10, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency based on the public health emergency created by COVID-19.
FEMA and the State of North Carolina are announcing more than $1.9 million to reimburse the City of New Bern for Hurricane Florence-related expenses.
Funds reimburse the City of New Bern for repairs to its water delivery and wastewater treatment infrastructure. The repairs include pumps, sewer and water line pipes as well as other critical components damaged during Hurricane Florence.
The city’s water utility serves 25,000 customers in New Bern and other nearby communities.