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An in-depth look at Georgia’s shelter-in-place order

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a press conference at Liberty Plaza, across the street from the Georgia State Capitol building, in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. During the presser, Kemp ordered all Georgia K-12 schools to be closed until the end of the academic school year and said he will sign an order enforcing a “stay-at-home” order for all Georgians until April 13.

By Bria Felicien

April 4, 2020

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Greg Bluestein and AJC reporter Tamar Hallerman discuss Gov. Brian Kemp's statewide shelter-in-place order, which impacts the state’s 10.6 million residents through April 13.

In this episode:

The details of the order and updates that have already been made to it
How the action impacts local orders that were already in place
What businesses can stay open
How the order will be enforced
What it would take from Kemp and the Georgia legislature to make changes to the order
What went into Kemp's decision to lockdown the state, local and national reaction

Tell us what you think about the podcast. Email us at podcasts@ajc.com. Follow Greg Bluestein @bluestein and Tamar Hallerman @tamarhallerman on Twitter.

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