GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A STAY HOME ORDER.
DENVER WENT FIRST -
ANNOUNCING A STAY
AT HOME ORDER TO
SLOW THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19.
>>>
>>> DENVER IS LEADING ON LOCKDOWNS AFTER THE GOVERNOR
DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A STAY
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. WITHIN HOURS, THE CITY OF
BOULDER ANNOUNCED ONE AS WELL.
>> IN BOTH CITIES, EVERYONE
SHOULD STAY AT HOME EXCEPT FOR
ESSENTIAL TRIPS, THINGS LIKE
GETTING GROCERIES.
GETTING GROCERIES. THIS ALL STARTS TOMORROW AT
5:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M. THE MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT
CREATED A BRIEF PANIC AT LIQUOR
STORES AND SHOPS THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN
JUST A MOMENT.
>> FIRST LET'S GET INTO THE
DETAILS OF THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER
AND EXACTLY WHAT IS CONSIDERED
ESSENTIAL.
ESSENTIAL. >> Reporter: STAYING AT HOME IS
THE SIMPLEST PART OF THIS
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS AND RULES.
YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE TO RUN AND
WALK BUT CAN'T DO IT IN GROUPS
OR PLAY ORGANIZED SPORTS
HANGOUTS, EVEN ONES WITH LESS
THAN 10 PEOPLE ARE BANNED.
SPEAK AND BE MINDFUL OF
EXCEPTIONS WHICH WE WILL ALLOW.
THOSE ARE VERY CRITICAL BECAUSE
IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE
ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO RETURN
BACK HOME.
BACK HOME. >> CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ARE
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL.
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. YOU CAN GROCERY SHOP FOR
YOURSELF OR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS
IT AND PICK UP MEDICINE OR
OTHER SUPPLIES FOR HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
SAFETY.
SAFETY. WRITING A BUS OR TAKING AN UBER
IS ALLOWED BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE
GOING TO AN ESSENTIAL PLACE.
>> I THINK YOU WILL SEE THAT
WILL BE PROBLEMATIC WE ARE
ASKING FOLKS TO STAY AT HOME.
I THINK AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH
THIS EFFORT, IN THE
METROPOLITAN REGION, WE MAY
FIND OTHER JURISDICTIONS
BEGINNING TO FOLLOW.
>> THE LIST OF ACCIDENT,
ESSENTIAL PLACES AS LONG BUT IT
INCLUDES HOSPITALS, BANKS, GAS
STATIONS, GROCERY STORES, DAY
CARES WITH FEWER THAN 10 KIDS,
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AS LONG
AS IT IS TAKE-OUT OR DELIVERY.
IF YOU LIVE IN DENVER BUT WORK
ELSEWHERE, THE MAYOR SAYS NOT
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. >>
TO GO. >> AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT, THE
MAYOR SAYS THEY ARE FOCUSING ON
VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.
VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. IF SOMEONE VIOLATES THE ORDER
THEN THEY WOULD TRY TO EDUCATE
THEM FIRST.
THEM FIRST. TICKETING WOULD BE A LAST
RESORT SOMEONE COULD BE FINED
UP TO $999 PER VIOLATION.
WE HAVE A LIST ON 9NEWS.COM AT
, OF ALL OF THE BUSINESSES
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL.
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. >> LIQUOR STORES ARE NOT
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
NOR OUR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. >> WE DO NOT SEE IT AS AN
ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
ESSENTIAL SERVICE. AND I WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU TO GO GRAB A SUPPLY IF
YOU NEED A RESUPPLY.
>> SO BEGAN THE RUN ON ALCOHOL
LIKE PROHIBITION WAS STARTING
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THEN, THE CITY SCRAMBLED TO
REVERSE ITSELF WITHIN JUST
HOURS AFTER SEEING THOSE LINES
AND CROWDS GATHERED AT LIQUOR
STORES AND DISPENSARIES.
DENVER THAN ANNOUNCING THAT
LIQUOR STORES AND POT SHOP'S
CAN STAY OPEN UNDER THE ORDER
IF THEY IMPLEMENT EXTREME
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING. IT WAS NOT JUST THE LIQUOR
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. IT WAS ANYWHERE YOU CAN FIND
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL. KING SOOPERS AND GLENN DALE HAD
QUITE THE CROWD AFTER THE CITY
ROLLED BACK ORDERS, THE LINES
STARTED TO THIN OUT.
RYAN GIVES US A LOOK AT THE
GREAT KNOW PANIC OF 2020.
>> DENDRITES, THAT WAS A CLOSE
ONE BUT DENVER MAYOR MICHAEL
HANCOCK A COUPLE HOURS AFTER
SAYING THAT LIQUOR STORES AND
MARIJUANA SHOPS WOULD BE
SHUTTING DOWN.
SHUTTING DOWN. HE TOOK IT ALL BACK AND SAID
THOSE ARE ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES.
>> WE HAD A CHAT GOING AROUND
WITH ALL OF OUR FRIENDS KEEPING
US UPDATED.
US UPDATED. >> THAT CHAT LIT UP AFTER THAT
MERE'S ANNOUNCEMENT THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. SO SHE IN HER FINEST ESTATE
HOME UNIFORM VENTURED OUT.
>> I RAN TO THE CLOSEST STORE.
TRUCK AT THIS UPTOWN LIQUOR
STORE, ATTEMPTED SOCIAL
DISTANCING AS EMPLOYEES
COMPLETED TRANSACTIONS AT THE
DOOR.
DOOR.
DOOR. >>
DOOR. >> I WILL BE FILLING UP MY WINE
FRIDGE AND THEN PROBABLY A
HANDLE OF --.
>> THEY ARE READY TO HUNKER
DOWN FOR THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
THAT WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO SHUT
DOWN RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. >> WE HAVE HAD A LINE HALFWAY
AROUND THE BLOCK MOST OF THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. TRUCK WE CAUGHT THIS ON OR
BEFORE AND AFTER THE MAYOR
EXEMPTED SHOPS LIKE HIS.
HE FEARED BOARDING UP HIS SHOP
WOULD ATTRACT CRIME.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA, NOT GOOD.
I AM MORE AFRAID FOR WHAT IT
MEANS FOR NUMBER ONE EVERYBODY
RUNS OUT OF POT.
ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
GET THEIR MEDICINE?
ARTOWN WILL GET TORN APART.
>> HE IS NOT ONLY STAYING IN
BUSINESS BUT HIS SIGNING
PAYCHECKS.
PAYCHECKS. >> I GET TO KEEP MY EMPLOYEES
WORKING, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THEM WILL STAY.
>> Reporter: SO MANY OTHER
BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE THE SAME
LUCK.
LUCK.
LUCK. LUCK THAT CHANGED IN A MATTER
OF HOURS FOR THOSE HOCKING SOME
OF DENVER'S FAVORITE VICES.
>> WE GOT MORE CLARITY THIS
AFTERNOON ON A SITUATION FOR
BREWERIES.
BREWERIES. THEY WILL STILL BE ALLOWED TO
OFFER CURBSIDE SERVICE AND
THEY, THEIR NEWLY ALLOW DELIVERY
WILL REMAIN OPEN.
DIA IS ESSENTIAL AND YES IT IS
STILL OPEN.
STILL OPEN. THE AIRPORT TELLS US THAT SOME
OF THE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS
HAVE CUT HOURS OR HAVE
TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED. OTHERS ARE FOCUSING ON TAKE-OUT
FOOD OPTIONS.
FOOD OPTIONS. THE AIRPORT HAS SPREAD OUT
CHAIRS AND THE TABLES AND
VARIOUS FOOD COURTS TO MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE.
SOCIAL DISTANCE. DIA ALSO SAYS THEY CHANGED
SECURITY LINES SO PASSENGERS
CAN GIVE EACH OTHER SOME SPACE.
STARTING TOMORROW, BUSINESSES
IN COLORADO WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW
A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR JARED POLIS.
THIS REQUIRES A 50% REDUCTION
IN STAFF DURING OPERATING
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. JUST EXACTLY HOW THIS ORDER
WILL BE ENFORCED AND WHO SHOULD
BE NOTIFY, IF YOU FEEL LIKE
YOUR COMPANY IS VIOLATING THIS
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. >>
ORDER. >> WE ARE GETTING MANY
COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC
ABOUT THEIR BOSSES STILL
FORCING PEOPLE TO GO TO WORK.
PROBABLY HAS 100-150 EMPLOYEES.
THEY HAVE NOT SCALED-BACK ONE
PERSON SAID ABOUT A CAR
DEALERSHIP.
DEALERSHIP. ANOTHER SAID, EVEN DEPARTMENTS
THAT HAVE FULL CAPABILITY OF
WORKING FROM HOME RB, BEING
REQUIRED TO HAVE STAFF IN THE
OFFICE DURING THIS TIME.
ANOTHER VIEWER SENT US THIS
VIDEO OF AN AMAZON RECRUITMENT
EVENT IMPORTANT.
EVENT IMPORTANT. PEOPLE CLOSE TOGETHER ANY ROOM.
ON SUNDAY, GOVERNOR POLIS
ANNOUNCED ANOTHER PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. DISTRACTING ALL NONESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES TO REDUCE THEIR IN
PERSON STAFF BY 50% DURING
OPERATING HOURS.
OPERATING HOURS. >> IF YOU CAN DO IT BY MORE
THAN 50%, THROUGH
TELECOMMUTING, THROUGH
TELECOMMUTING, THROUGH STAGGERING OF SCHEDULES, FOR
LACES CAN CONVERT TO 100%
TELECOMMUTING, I ENCOURAGE THEM
TO DO THAT.
>> Reporter: THE ORDER SAYS A
VIOLATOR COULD BE HIT WITH A
FINE OF UP TO $1000 AND A TRIP
TO JAIL FOR ONE YEAR.
WHEN I ASKED THE STATE HOW IT
WOULD ENFORCE THIS ORDER, THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID
IN AN EMAIL, LOCAL PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICIALS WOULD DECIDE
WHETHER THEY NEEDED TO GET
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INVOLVED
AND ADDED, THAT IS SOMETHING
RESERVED ONLY FOR THE MOST
AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES.
AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES. THE GOVERNOR MADE IT CLEAR ON
SUNDAY, THERE IS A MORE
DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCE.
DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCE. >> IF YOU CAN DO IT BY MORE
THAN 50% THROUGH TELECOMMUTING,
THROUGH SHIFTING AND STAGGERING
OF SCHEDULES, IF WORKPLACES
COULD CONVERT TO 100%
TELECOMMUTING, I ENCOURAGE THEM
TO DO THAT.
>> BUSINESSES THAT CAN PROVE
THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE CONSTANTLY
SIX FEET APART WOULD BE EXEMPT
FROM THIS ORDER.
AN ORDER IS ONE THING BUT
GETTING PEOPLE TO FOLLOW IT IS
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. THIS ORDER GOES INTO EFFECT
TUESDAY MORNING AT 8:00 A.M.
IN DENVER, 90s.
>>> THE STATE SAYS IF YOUR WORK
PLACE OR IF YOU FEEL YOUR BOSS
IS VIOLATING DISORDER YOU CAN
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CITY OR
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
>>> COLOR'S KNOWN CASES OF
COVID-19 CONTINUED TO CLIMB BUT
AS EXPECTED.
AS EXPECTED. HUNDRED 29 POSITIVE CASES
BROUGHT THE STATE TOTAL TO 720.
EIGHT PEOPLE IN OUR STATE ARE
KNOWN TO HAVE DIED FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THAN 6000 PEOPLE HAVE AND
TESTED.
TESTED.
TESTED. A
TESTED. A COMPANY BASED OUT OF
ENGLEWOOD SAYS IT HAS RECEIVED
FDA APPROVAL FOR A RAPID COVID-
19 TEST.
19 TEST.
19 TEST. THEY SAY THE TESTS CAN PROVIDE
RESULTS INTO HEAVEN 10 MINUTES.
SOME PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY
WAITING DAYS FOR THEIR TEST
RESULTS.
RESULTS.
RESULTS. THIS NEW TEST IS A BLOOD TEST
INSTEAD OF A SWAB.
THEY WILL DEVAL, DELIVER THE
FIRST SHIPMENT OF 100,000 TESTS
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. >>> NATIONAL JEWISH HAS CREATED
ITS OWN TEST.
THEY CAN TURN THOSE AROUND IN
LESS THAN 24 HOURS.
THE DOCTOR AT THE HOSPITAL SAYS
THE LAB CAN MOVE BETWEEN 200-
300 TESTS PER DAY.
THAT MIGHT HELP ALLEVIATE THE
BACKLOG AT THE STATE LAB AT
LARRY.
LARRY.
LARRY. AS
LARRY. AS OF FRIDAY, THERE WERE 620
TEST WAITING TO BE RESOLVED.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLE
DRIVER TESTING BUT AGAIN, A
FEWER NUMBER OF TESTS AND TEST
MATERIALS ARE THE PROBLEM.
>>> EVEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS IS MAKING CUTS TO
STAFFING.
STAFFING.
STAFFING. >> THE DEPARTMENT'S
HEADQUARTERS IN COLORADO
SPRINGS HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
THEY ARE ALSO LIMITING STAFF IN
SOME FACILITIES.
SOME FACILITIES. THE DEPARTMENTS A STAFFING WILL
DEPEND ON SECURITY LEVELS IN
EACH PERSON.
EACH PERSON. THE DEPARTMENT, THEY WON'T
ARREST PAROLEES FOR LOW-LEVEL
VIOLATIONS.
VIOLATIONS. THEY ALSO SUSPENDED IN PERSON
VISITS.
VISITS.
VISITS. INSTEAD, THEY ARE OFFERING
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