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Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency - COVID-19 (State of Maryland)

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In a proclamation dated March 5, 2020, Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. declares, effective immediately, that a state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency exists within the entire State of Maryland because of COVID-19. The declaration recites that the disease, which emerged in Hubei province, China in late 2019, had been detected in more than 89 countries, and that as of March 5, 2020 the CDC had found infections in 17 states and a total of 177 confirmed and presumed positive cases in the United States. It cites the WHO and CDC finding of a public health emergency of international concern and the declaration of a public health emergency by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It finds that the threat requires the State to deploy resources and implement the emergency powers of the Governor; it is given in the City of Annapolis.

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                       STATE       OF MARYLAND




                      Declaration of State of Emergency and
            Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency - COVID-19

WHEREAS,       an outbreak of disease ("COVID-19") caused by the novel
               coronavirus occurred in Hubei province, China, in late 2019, and has
               currently been detected in more than 89 countries, including the
               United States;

WHEREAS,       COVID-19 is a severe respiratory disease, resulting in illness or
               death, caused by the person-to-person spread of the novel
               coronavirus, which was not previously found in humans;

WHEREAS,       the novel coronavirus, as a viral agent capable of causing extensive
               loss of life or serious disability, is a deadly agent;

WHEREAS,       the World Health Organization ("WHO") and the Centers for
               Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") have declared the
               COVID-19 outbreak a "public health emergency of international
               concern";

WHEREAS,       the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
               has declared that COVID-19 creates a public health emergency;

WHEREAS ,      the CDC has issued guidance to all state and local governments, and
               all citizens, recommending preparedness to prevent community
               spread and guard against the potential of a COVID-19 pandemic;

WHEREAS,       as of March 5, 2020, the CDC found that COVID-19 has infected
               individuals in 17 states, and resulted in a total of 177 confirmed and
               presumed positive cases in the United States;



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WHEREAS,        the transmission of the novel coronavirus in the state is a threat to
                human health in all of Maryland;

WHEREAS,        the person-to-person spread modeled by the CDC and WHO
                indicates that extensive loss of life or serious disability is threatened
                imminently in all of Maryland because of the transmission in the
                state of novel coronavirus;

WHEREAS,        COVID-19 is a public health catastrophe and public emergency;

WHEREAS,        COVID-19 poses an immediate danger to public safety; and

WHEREAS,        the impending threat to Maryland by COVID-19 is a catastrophic
                health emergency requiring the State to deploy resources and
                implement the emergency powers of the Governor to protect the
                health and safety of Marylanders;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., GOVERNOROFTHESTATEOF
               MARYLAND,  BYVIRTUEOFTHEAUTHORITY  VESTED
                                                       INMEBYTHE
               MARYLAND  CONSTITUTIONANDTHELAWSOFMARYLAND,
               INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITED TOTITLE14 OFTHEPUBLICSAFETY
               ARTICLE,ANDINANEFFORTOCONTROL    ANDPREVENTTHESPREAD
               OFCOVID-19 WITHIN THESTATE,HEREBY PROCLAIM,
                                                         EFFECTIVE
               IMMEDIATELY,THATA STATEOFEMERGENCY  ANDCATASTROPHIC
               HEALTH EMERGENCY EXISTSWITHINTHEENTIRESTATEOF
               MARYLAND .


                                Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the State
                                of Maryland in the City of Annapolis, this 5th day of
                                March, 2020.




                                Governor



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