Updates, articles, news releases, and additional information regarding COVID-19. Content is updated frequently.

Update 8/4/20

• Governors of Maryland, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia Announce Major Bipartisan Interstate Compact For Three Million Rapid Antigen Tests
• President Trump Grants Governor Whitmer’s Request to Extend Michigan National Guard Through December 31 to Assist With COVID-19

Update 8/3/20

• Pure Michigan Announces Statewide Safety Pledge for Business, Tourism and Local Communities

Update 7/30/20

• MDHHS issues Emergency Order reinforcing Executive Orders 2020-160 and 2020-161

Update 7/29/20

• Governor Whitmer Amends MI Safe Start Order to Limit Indoor Gatherings, Save Lives

Update 7/28/20

• LEO Launches Digital Hub to Help Michigan Workers Displaced by COVID-19 Crisis Boost Skills

Update 7/27/20

• MIOSHA focuses efforts on protecting employees in service industries with greater COVID-19 transmission risk

Update 7/23/20

• $8.55 Million in COVID-19 Workplace Safety Grants will help employers protect workers
• $20 Million in Federal Funding Available to Support Local Response Efforts to COVID-19
• MPSC tackles next steps in customer protections as Michigan’s economy cautiously reopens amid pandemic
• Michigan National Guard to assist with no-cost community COVID-19 testing in Flint and Manchester
• Connect to Care makes it easy for health professionals to find jobs in high demand due to COVID-19; MDHHS promotes employment website

Update 7/14/20

• Additional grants available to local small businesses and nonprofits from the MEDC’s Michigan Small Business Restart Program
• 94 Small Businesses Receive $565,750 in Support in First Round of Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund
• Michigan Businesses Provided Toolkit to Help Workplaces Stay Safe
• Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Extending Protections for Nursing Homes Residents and Maintaining Special Hours of Operations at Grocery Stores for Vulnerable Michiganders

Update 7/10/20

• Governor Whitmer Takes Swift Action to Save Lives, Signs Executive Order Requiring Mask Use in all Indoor Public Spaces

Update 7/8/20

• State Treasurer: $300 Million in Grants Available to Help First Responders, Local Governments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Michigan National Guard to Assist with No-Cost Community COVID-19 Testing in Flint and Allegan

Update 7/7/20

• Michigan Small Business Restart Program to Provide $100 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Recovery Efforts
• $15 Million in Agricultural Safety Grants to Provide Critical Relief to Michigan’s Farms and Food Processors

Update 7/2/20

• Governor Whitmer Signs Bill for Supplemental Funding to Support COVID-19 Response

Update 7/1/20

• Gov. Whitmer orders indoor bars closed in most of lower Michigan
  • Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Closing Indoor Service at Bars Throughout Much of Lower Michigan to Protect Progress Against COVID-19
• COVID-19 Test Finder Website, Partnership with Michigan 211 Makes it Even Easier for Residents to be Tested; Michiganders can go online/call to find closest sites meeting needs
• Governor Whitmer, Republican Leaders Announce Bipartisan Budget Agreement, Call on Congress for Additional Resources to Support Essential Services
• City of Flint distributing free masks to places of worship as part of Mask Up effort to keep community safe

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