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Dare County issues ‘Stay Home – Stay Healthy’ declaration during COVID-19 pandemic

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — Dare County has issued a declaration restricting nonessential movement to prevent the spread of COVID-19, officials say.

The declaration is called “Stay Home – Stay Healthy.” It will go into effect on Saturday, March 28 at 5 p.m.


“Stay Home – Stay Healthy” limits non-essential movements for Dare County residents outside of their homes.

Under the declaration, Dare County residents can:

Under the declaration, Dare County residents cannot:

Activities that are considered essential under this declaration:

The “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” declaration is not a “shelter in place” order, which would only allow residents to travel for emergency purposes. Dare County officials said they aren’t currently planning to implement a “shelter in place” order.

Anyone with questions should read the official release from Dare County here. The Dare County COVID-19 Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help address questions. It can be reached at (252) 475-5008.


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