Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted the state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order on Monday afternoon, which lasted over two months in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
This will allow restaurants to re-open for dine-in services next week — at 50 percent capacity — and eases the restrictions on gatherings, as now outdoor activities of up to 100 people are allowed as long as proper social distancing is maintained. Restrictions has previously been eased in northern parts of the state ahead of Memorial Day weekend, but the regions of the state that made up over 93 percent of the population now join the rest in the “improving” category — or phase four — of Whitmer’s plan.