Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: General Public
Level of Jurisdiction: NC
Lead People/Agency: Governor Cooper
Overview: Modified Stay at Home Order that will require people to stay at home from 10 pm to 5 am with certain businesses required to be closed during those hours
Full details here: https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO181-Modified-Stay-at-Home-Early-Closure-Order.pdf
Other links: 1
Type of Justification: Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report), Perception of an increased threat, County alert system developed by DHHS
Source of Evidence or Justification: Mainly state collected data
Evidence/Justification: Trends in state collected data on case counts, hospitilizations, strain on health care system
“a science and data-driven approach to implementing public health measures”
“concerning trends in COVID-19 metrics”
“the United States is experiencing a significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19”
“between November 21 and December 4, 2020, over three-fourths of North
Carolina counties were experiencing ··substantial (orange)” or “critical (red)” COVID-19 community spread, according to the County Alert System”
and other statistics