On March 25, 2020, Pinellas County issued an order
directing citizens to comply with the CDC guidelines of maintaining
a distance of 6 feet from other individuals and not gathering in
groups of more than 10 individuals, and to limit non-essential
activities during the continued COVID-19 crisis. The Safer-At-Home
Order went into effect at 11:27 a.m. on March 26, 2020, and will
continue until the expiration of the existing Local State of
Emergency.
Under the order, Pinellas County residents are encouraged to
stay at home, but may travel outside the home to engage in the
activities enumerated in the Order. Businesses providing
"essential services," as well as other businesses that
are able to maintain the CDC social distancing guidelines, may
remain open. Regardless of whether a business falls into those
categories, businesses may continue internal and minimum basic
operations required to maintain the businesses, but are required to
enforce CDC social distancing and
