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HADAS: IT GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW NIGHT, THURSDAY NIGHT, AT 11:00. IT WILL AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT IN SOME AREAS, IT MAY NOT LOOK THAT DIFFERENT SINCE WE STARTED TAKING PRECAUTIONS. HERE AT LAKE EOLA, YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT ONCE IT GOES INTO EFFECT. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT COUNTY LEADERS WANT EVERYONE TO STAY HOME. THAT BEING SAID, YOU ARE STILL ALLOWED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME, BUT ONLY FOR REASONS THAT ARE DEEMED ESSENTIAL, AND ALLOW FOR FOLLOWING THE CDC GUIDELINES. THAT MEANS, GETTING GROCERIES, GOING TO THE DOCTOR, GETTING TAKEOUT AND EVEN EXERCISING ARE ALL OK. WHAT LEADERS DON’T WANT IS FOR PEOPLE TO BE VISITING OTHERS, UNLESS IT’S AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES WILL BE CLOSED. >> I KNOW THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE. OUR GOAL IS TO STOP THE SPREAD AND GET LIFE BACK TO NORMAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HADAS: FOR THOSE FEELING ANXIOUS FROM THIS, THERE IS A HELPLINE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. YOU CAN REACH IT BY CALLING THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, 407-875-3700 THIS ORDER WILL LAST TWO WEEKS, IT’S SET TO EXPIRE APRIL 9. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HAS SAID HE’S NOT READY TO ISSUE ONE STAT

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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Tuesday ordered all county residents to shelter in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Demings said the order takes effect Thursday at 11 p.m. and will remain in place for two weeks, until April 9 at 11 p.m. He said the order could be extended if needed. Coronavirus in Florida: The latest infoAs of 6 p.m. Tuesday, state health officials had announced 52 cases of COVID-19 in Orange County. Related: Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings answers questions about stay-at-home orderThe order excludes any essential business or entity providing essential services such as health care, food service, law enforcement and similar critical services, according to a news release. STORY: What are essential businesses?Public travel, like Lynx and SunRail, will remain open for those who provide essential services.Officials said people can still go out and get essentials like groceries and medicine. They can also still pickup things like takeout. Officials do not want people visiting their families unless it is an emergency situation. Orange County parks with open space areas remain open. Those who need to walk their dogs, are allowed to but are asked to social distance from others.Salons and beauty shops will remain closed during this order. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said law enforcement does not want to arrest anyone for violating the order and will be issuing warnings, but added that violators could be penalized by fine or arrest. STORY: Answering your questions on the stay-at-home orderFor those who are feeling anxious, Aspire Health Partners offers a line to help residents with mental health concerns related to COVID-19. Residents can call the helpline at 407-875-3700.Miami Beach and two other Miami-Dade County municipalities along with Gainesville and Alachua County issued stay-at-home orders on Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he's not ready to issue statewide stay-at-home mandate. Testing remains limited and has yet to show any cases of the virus in a third of Florida counties.