{"id":85652,"date":"2020-12-10T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=85652"},"modified":"2020-12-10T17:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T22:33:51","slug":"new-covid-19-directives-from-governor-holcomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/12\/10\/new-covid-19-directives-from-governor-holcomb\/","title":{"rendered":"New COVID-19 directives from Governor Holcomb"},"content":{"rendered":"

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News release from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb:<\/p>\n

Gov. Holcomb Signs Order to Curb Non-Emergency Procedures, Tighten COVID-19 County Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

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INDIANAPOLIS (December 10, 2020) \u2014 Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed Executive Order 20-50 to curtail elective in-patient surgeries and implement targeted restrictions for counties that have high levels of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Local governments may impose more restrictive guidelines.<\/p>\n

In an effort to preserve hospital intensive care unit capacity and try to lessen the strain on our overwhelmed health care workers on the front lines, hospitals are required to postpone or reschedule non-emergent procedures done in the in-patient hospital setting beginning Wednesday, Dec. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. Postponed procedures include those that are unlikely to cause risk to a patient\u2019s prognosis. Hoosiers who need medical assistance should continue to see their doctor or go to a hospital.<\/p>\n

The size of social gatherings is limited by the color metric of the county. Beginning Sunday, Dec. 13, local health departments are no longer allowed to grant permission for larger events.<\/p>\n

The Indiana Department of Health has established a color-coded county map that measures weekly cases per 100,000 residents and the seven-day positivity rate for all tests completed. Each county is assigned a color based on the average scores for the two metrics. <\/p>\n

Restrictions are assigned based on the map, which is updated each Wednesday at coronavirus.in.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for an in-depth description of the requirements for all Hoosiers and targeted restrictions for counties.<\/p>\n

Among the new requirements are:<\/p>\n

Red<\/strong>: The county has very high positivity and community spread. When a county is in the Red metric, these requirements remain in effect until the metric has returned to Orange or lower for two weeks.<\/p>\n