Statewide 'stay-at-home' order follows county mandate
Shortly after Bourbon Countys stay-at-home order went into effect, on Saturday, Gov. Laura Kelly issued a statewide stay-at-home order.
The order, which went into effect at midnight Monday, supersedes the countywide stay-at-home order issued Thursday, March 26. The county order went into effect at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 27.
The statewide order is in effect until April 19, unless the statewide disaster proclamation ends sooner. Local orders that expire after April 19 will resume enforce.
The Bourbon Countys order expires at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 26.
While the statewide order is in effect, local entities retain the authority to issue or enforce isolation or quarantine orders.
Both orders encourage citizens to stay home unless taking care of essential needs or working in an essential business.
But that doesnt mean anyone has to be confined in their homes. Both orders state citizens are allowed to be outside as long as they continue to practice social distancing 6 feet distance from other individuals.
The two orders also emphasize the importance of containing the virus before medical systems become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
When the state order was written, there had been 202 reported confirmed COVID-19 cases in 31 states. As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases rose to 268, with 6 deaths throughout the state.
Bourbon County has three confirmed cases and no deaths.
Bourbon County was one of several in Kansas that had issued local stay-at-home orders.
In order to create uniformity in the State of Kansas, a state-wide order is necessary, the Governors order reads.
The statewide order calls for all Kansans to remain in their homes except when performing essential activities such as:
a. Obtaining food, medical or other household necessities;
b. Performing, or going to or from work at a business or organization to perform an essential function as identified in the Kansas Essential Function Framework (KEFF) ;
c. Seeking medical care;
d. Caring for children (including daycare of childcare centers), family members or pets, or caring for a vulnerable person in another location;
e. Engaging in an outdoor activity, provided individuals maintain a distance of 6 feet from one another and abide by the 10-person limitation on gathering size.
f. Nothing in this order or any other executive order prevents families from gathering privately.
The order does not prohibit conducting business, government or other operations or activities through telework, telecommunications, or other work-from-home capabilities that allow compliance with the above requirements.
The order also states No individual leaving their home in order perform (sic) an activity or function allowed under this order shall be required to carry or present any letter, identification card, or other paper providing that they are allowed to leave their home. Law enforcement officers enforcing this order should use their discretion and consider the totality of the circumstances as they determine appropriate enforcement action.
Nor is any prior approval necessary for individuals to perform essential functions, the order states.
The order encourages individuals who perform essential functions to use telework capabilities when possible. Essential functions performed on-site or in person must follow appropriate safety protocols, including the 6-foot distance between individuals, hygiene, and other efforts to slow COVID-19.
Essential functions are listed as:
Operate core information technology networks
Provide cable access network services
Provide internet based content information and communication services
Provide internet routing, access and connection services cyber security and infrastructure security agency
Provide positioning, navigation, and timing services
Provide radio broadcast access network service, including traditional television
Provide satellite access network services
Provide wireless and wireline access network services
Distribute electricity
Maintain supply chains for essential functions and critical infrastructure as defined by DHS
Transmit electricity
Transmit cargo and passengers by air, rail or road
Manufacture, distribute, sell or maintain aircraft, trains, automobile or vessels or parts for aircraft, trains, automobile parts and vessels.
Deliver mail, packages, food, groceries, beverages or other cargo
Operate or maintain gas stations and associate convenience stores and restaurants
Transport farm equipment, supplies, seed and personnel to farming operations
Transport materials by pipeline
Transport passengers by mass transit
Conduct elections
Operate media outlets
Develop and maintain public works and support services for essential functions
Educate and train essential functions personnel
Enforce law
Maintain access to medical records
Manage hazardous materials and waste
Manage wastewater
Operate government
| Perform government contracts |
| Operate public and private schools as allowed by other executive orders and under the direction of the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and Kansas Board of Regents; |
| Perform the essential operations of state, county and municipal governments |
| Operate state constitutional offices |
perform the essential operations of state, county and municipal governments
Operate state constitutional offices
Perform cyber incident management capabilities
Prepare for and manage emergencies
Preserve constitutional or legal rights
| Manufacture or sell firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition |
| Perform or attend religious or faith-based services or activities |
| Perform legal services |
Protect sensitive information
Provide and maintain critical infrastructure
| Construct or repair roads |
| Construct, maintain or clean buildings |
Produce or distribute construction materials
Maintain specialized manufacturing or industrial equipment
Provide capital markets and investment activities
Perform accounting services
Provide consumer and commercial banking services
Provide funding and liquidity services
Provide identity management and associated trust support services
Provide insurance services
Provide medical care and services, including mortuaiy services
¬¬ Provide pharmaceutical services
Provide funeral or memorial services
Provide payment, clearing and settlement services
Provide public safety
Provide wholesale funding
Store fuel and maintain reserves
Support community health and mental health services
Operate laundry services
Exploration and extraction of fuels
Fuel refining and processing fuels
Produce or deliver propane or natural gas
Generate electricity
Manufacture equipment used for essential functions or critical infrastructure (as defined by DHS)
Produce and provide agricultural products and services
Manufacture or maintain agricultural equipment
Manufacture or distribute agricultural supplies such as seeds and chemicals
Raise, process, or distribute poultry, livestock, or other animals for human consumption
Prepare, till, plant, maintain, or harvest grains, fruits, or vegetables
Produce and provide human and animal food products and services
Manufacture or process food or food products
Prepare or serve meals for takeout or delivery
Sell groceries, including alcoholic beverages (not for on-site consumption)
Produce chemicals
Provide metals and materials
Provide housing
Operate or maintain rental property, student housing, long-term care or senior living facilities
Construct, supply, clean, or maintain single family homes or other housing
Provide real estate services
Operate or maintain housing shelters or charities, animal shelters, hotels or motels
Provide Information technology products and services
Provide material and operational support to defense
Research and development
Supply water