Restaurants opened up to dine-in customers in at least three states Monday and the Texas Governor allowed movie theaters, malls and restaurants to start letting clients trickle into their establishments later this week.

An ever-changing patchwork of loosening home-stay orders and business restrictions was taking shape around the country Monday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott described a slow reopening following the coronavirus pandemic in one of the world’s largest economies. Restaurants in the biggest city of Tennessee, Georgia and Alaska started to open their doors to dine-in customers, with new regulations such as temperature checks at the door and logging customer details for future touch tracing.

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In Vermont and other states, construction workers are permitted back on the job. The first measures toward reopening for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine would include masks for staff and shoppers.

“No masks, no work, no service, no exception,” DeWine said.

Here is an summary of what’s going on in different states and their shutdown orders.

Texas

Abbott’s program requires restaurants, supermarkets, movie theaters and malls to allow up to 25 per cent flexibility in customers as long as they meet guidelines for social distancing. Abbott also said on Thursday he’ll let his stay-at-home order expire for a month. Bars, barbershops, hair salons, and fitness centers remain closed.

Alaska

On Friday Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy began authorizing the small reopening of restaurants, shops, hair and nail salons and other businesses. It wasn’t until Monday that the main population center of the state, Anchorage, allowed those enterprises to open. Reservations are provided by strict restaurant laws, and only family members share tables.

COLORADO

The stay-at-home order for the Democratic Gov. Jared Polis expired Monday. A “Safer at Home” program promotes continued telecommuting and provides drive-up and home delivery to non-essential retailers. On May 4, non-essential business offices with half the regular staff will reopen to allow for social distancing.

GEORGIA

Restaurants reopened dine-in service, and cinemas were permitted to reopen Monday under the contentious reopening order of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Limited gyms, beauty and nail lounges, bowling alleys and tattoo parlors opened Friday.

OHIO

The much awaited return to normalcy in Ohio is going to happen gradually, with several health-care offices reopening on Friday. Retail stores will have to wait two weeks, the governor said Monday, before they can open. He has also imposed a strict criterion for masks.

LOUISIANA

Gov. John Bel Edwards declared on Monday that he is extending the stay-at-home order of Louisiana until May 15, saying that certain parts of the state have not made sufficient progress to eliminate widespread limitations on business and public meetings. But if the rate of infections in the state continues to decline, the Democratic Governor said he plans to start loosening restrictions on May 16, with churches and more stores permitted to open up nationwide at that time, including hair and nail salons and some dine-in restaurant services.

RHODE ISLAND

Gov. Gina Raimondo said Monday that her intention is to lift the stay-at-home order of the state on May 8, and begin a “slow and methodical and diligent” economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic the next day.

FLORIDA

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has sought suggestions from his state coronavirus task force for reopening the first process. He says the state will look at risk factors as business continues to reopen, and not just what is necessary. Several communities have reopened beaches and parks over the past couple of weeks to encourage recreation under social distancing rules — a key exception from a state-safer-at-home order that runs through Thursday.

MONTANA

Churches resumed Sunday services and retailers closed for a month cautiously reopened Monday under a plan announced earlier by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, with social distancing and disinfecting guidelines. Schools have the option of returning to classroom instruction May 7, but with remote instruction most districts opted to end the academic year.

OKLAHOMA

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt allowed non-elective surgeries to reopen and hair and nail salons, barbershops, spas and pet groomers to re-open last Friday, by appointment only and if they adhere to social distance and strict sanitation. Restaurant dining rooms, movie theaters, gyms and places of worship will open as long as businesses follow social distancing and sanitation protocols beginning this coming Friday.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Republican Gov. Henry McMaster slowly started encouraging more companies to reopen. Non-essential businesses like flea markets, department stores and boutiques were able to reopen on Tuesday and local governments were allowed to remove barricades to the beaches. McMaster said the timing of further measures is contingent on state health officials reporting.

TENNESSEE

Many restaurants were again allowed to dine-in service Monday as part of the directive of Republican Gov. Bill Lee to start reopening the economy. The program comes just one day after the State announced the biggest one-day spike in confirmed cases of coronavirus. One restaurant was at the door monitoring customer temperature.

UTAH

Restaurants in parts of Utah may begin reopening to dine-in customers Friday, with social distancing measures in place. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert has already authorized elective surgery to restart and reopen state parks in one of the few states with a voluntary statewide shelter-in-place order for all people.

VERMONT

Republican Gov. Phil Scott has taken measures to relax nonessential business controls. Nonetheless, several of the altered rules remain strict, including five construction workers per job site, provided they stay 6 feet apart.

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ALABAMA

Republican Gov. Kay Ivey has said she is eager to reopen, but has encouraged people to maintain the ban. The order, which is in effect through April, disallows dining-in restaurant service and shuts non-essential businesses including salons and entertainment venues.

ARIZONA

Republican Gov. Doug Ducey will authorize hospitals to begin elective surgery on Friday, but he is waiting for more details on the virus before determining whether to extend his current order when it expires on Thursday.

ARKANSAS

The ban on elective surgery was eased by the Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson beginning Monday. Hutchinson has confirmed that he wants to lift some other restrictions May 4. Arkansas has no wide-ranging stay-at-home policy but has implemented other restrictions.

HAWAII

The stay-home order for Democratic Gov. David Ige is in effect until Wednesday and could be extended, but Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has extended the stay-at-home order for the largest city in the state by May 31. Caldwell announced some initial measures to relax rules beginning with people walking and jogging in city parks beginning on Saturday, April 25.

IDAHO

The stay-home order for Republican Gov. Brad Little to limit non-essential companies expires Thursday. He allowed more businesses to reopen last week if they were able to provide curbside service and ensure social distancing.

INDIANA

Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb has lifted elective medical procedures beginning Monday, and the nationwide order for stay-at-home is in place until Friday. Holcomb has said he will take measures to loosen restrictions on certain companies, and major changes will be made in cooperation with neighboring states.

KANSAS

The Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly supports a staggered reopening of the economy after comprehensive research and communication monitoring. She is under increasing pressure from the Republican-controlled Legislature to outline such a strategy, and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce to reopen the economy.

KENTUCKY

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, along with Owensboro and Bowling Green, has confirmed plans to scale up coronavirus testing with new sites in Louisville and Lexington, the state’s two largest cities. The Democratic Governor has proposed an initial phase of restarting hospital facilities, such as protocols for treatment and radiology.

MICHIGAN

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that when it expires on Thursday, she will prolong the stay-at-home order of the state, but also intends to loosen some constraints to reopen certain sectors of the economy. Some have indicated that elderly people and people with chronic lung problems may face longer restrictions than others.

MISSISSIPPI

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves supports reopening slowly but has not set a timetable. He has enabled some non-essential businesses such as florists and clothing stores to begin delivery or pick-up at the curbside. The compulsory state-at-home order has stopped, replaced by an order to stay home only for medically disabled persons.

MISSOURI

Republican Gov. Mike Parson said Monday, as long as residents and business owners continue to follow reasonable social distance standards, all Missouri businesses and social activities will be allowed to reopen next week. Residents will be able to return to all businesses, such as restaurants, production centers, gyms and hair salons, along with schools, sporting activities and social gatherings, he said as of next Monday. Parson said local governments will enforce more strict limits if their officials think it is appropriate. The stay-at-home order for Kansas City is scheduled to run until May 15. St. Louis, who had most of the state’s lawsuits, hasn’t said yet when he will lift his ban.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has appointed a bipartisan group of lawmakers, business leaders and state officials to investigate how the state can start reopening its economy. The stay-at-home order of the state expires on May 4, but Sununu said that further extensions are likely to occur.

NORTH CAROLINA

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper expanded a nationwide residence-at-home order to May 8 and closed schools for the remainder of the semester. He has provided reports on monitoring, contract tracing and targets for case rates that must be reached before controls on business and movement are relaxed. His three-phase plan could not be fully realized until earliest in mid-June.

OREGON

Democratic Gov. Kate Brown circulated Oregon’s own version of a three-phase strategy to loosen restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, including allowing for reopening childcare facilities in phase one and probably restaurants. But Oregon’s proposal does not include any timeline for reopening those parts of the economy, and Brown has not specified any clear end date for its distancing social directives.

PENNSYLVANIA

For the academic year, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf shut down schools and shuttered tens of thousands of businesses. But he allows nationwide construction to begin on Friday, and a week later plans to lift his order for stay-at-home and relax other limits in the state’s least-impacted areas. For every 2,000 people over a two-week period, Wolf says the closure can be loosened until the number of new infections falls below 1 new infection.

WASHINGTON

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee said that easing home-stay order by May 4 would be incremental with marker-based decisions like appropriate testing and the pace of new cases. But in the state that has had the first big deadly outbreak, there are mounting demands for relaxing limits, including a sheriff who claims he won’t follow the stay-home order because it contradicts constitutional law.

WEST VIRGINIA

Republican Gov. Jim Justice declared on Monday that as long as the positive check rate of the state stays below 3 percent for three consecutive days, it requires elective medical treatments, outpatient treatment, primary care, dentistry, and mental and psychological health services. The reopening of small businesses, outdoor seating in restaurants, barber shops, nail salons, and church and funeral services will be included next week. Offices, hotels, casinos, restaurants and other remaining companies could reopen in subsequent weeks.

States with No Stay-Home Order

IOWA

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday that she will partly reopen businesses and churches in 77 of the 99 counties in Iowa, even as the state experiences increased the number of cases and deaths linked to coronaviruses. Reynolds said restaurants, fitness centers, retail stores and malls in those mostly rural countries could reopen Friday at 50 percent of their operating capacity. It will encourage Reynolds to resume church services. For counties with the largest cities in Iowa, including Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, tougher restrictions also exist.

NEBRASKA

The Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts did not enforce a stay-at-home order but allowed schools to close and enforced a 10-person limit on meetings, including in businesses. Ricketts announced last week that he would loosen the restrictions on coronavirus in 59 of the 93 counties in Nebraska, including the Omaha area, and will allow church services in person to resume with some limitations. The changes would come into effect on May 4, allowing restaurants in the affected counties to reopen their dining rooms, but forcing them to keep crowds at or below half of their scores.

NORTH DAKOTA

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum ordered most businesses to be closed until Thursday at least and did not say when the restrictions would be lifted. Last week, Burgum said the state plans to step up monitoring and contact tracking to protect residents and comply with White House recommendations to bring people back to work.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has rejected calls to close down businesses or issue a home order, even in the face of outrage following an outbreak that infected hundreds of employees at a pork plant in Sioux Falls, which had to be shut down. Alternatively, Noem has called for meetings to be restricted to 10 or less participants, and for businesses and individuals to practice healthy distance.

WYOMING

Wyoming is among a handful of states that never had a mandatory residence-at-home rule enforced. Coronavirus testing capacity remains limited, but Republican Gov. Mark Gordon considers the state to reopen guidelines in Phase One of the White House. Gordon has directed several forms of businesses and schools to remain closed until Thursday.

States with Stay-at-Home Order

CALIFORNIA

Last week Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom allowed hospitals to restart scheduled surgery in the nation’s most populous state in the first major change to stay-at-home rule. But Newsom said the broader stay-at-home order of the state would not be lifted until its research potential can be significantly expanded by the state. Newsom said Monday that California could be only weeks away from “major improvements” to its stay-at-home policy, but warned progress would be jeopardized if people crowd beaches over the warm spring weekend as they did in some areas. Some rural counties aim to relax restrictions and those in the San Francisco Bay Area are expanding restrictions through the end of May.

CONNECTICUT

Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont has said that he will begin to think about reopening Connecticut’s economy on May 20, when his order to shut down schools and non-essential businesses expires. But before this occurs, he says that there must be 14 days of decreasing hospitalizations, much greater monitoring ability, and more masks and other personal protective equipment for staff who communicate with the public.

DELAWARE

Democratic Gov. John Carney has suggested that state officials should create a strategy based on CDC guidelines to restart Delaware’s economy, including 14 days of declining cases. Carney also says there must be rigorous monitoring and contract tracking systems in place before economic constraints are loosened.

ILLINOIS

Last week, the Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended his stay-at-home order to May 30 which also closed all non-essential businesses. If 6-foot distancing is not necessary, face coverings must be worn in public starting Friday. Also, operations that have been postponed will now be rescheduled, retail stores that are not on the business-essential list will start offering pickup and delivery services, and state parks can reopen for activities such as hiking and fishing. The schools remain closed with remote learning through the semester.

MARYLAND

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has called for a gradual reopening of the state, driven by the hospitalization rate due to the outbreak and the number of patients admitted to intensive care. The stay-at-home order is still in place, and will be lifted during the first step of the reopening process in the stay. It would also require the resumption of operation by some small shops and other small businesses.

MASSACHUSETTS

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has said it is too early to start reopening the economy of the state. Baker says new hospitalizations are a crucial data point, and there appears to be a small increase across the state. The governor says the issue should be less about the undertakings are necessary or non-essential and more about the laws that everybody will need to obey.

MINNESOTA

Stay-at-home order from the state lasts until May 4, and it’s not clear when Democratic Gov. Tim Walz will decide whether it will be extended. Walz provided the green light to workers employed in some 20,000 retail, manufacturing and office settings that don’t face the public to continue Monday’s return to work.

NEVADA

Nevada entered a Western national agreement Monday to help combat the spread of the virus while getting closer to reopening businesses and changing orders to remain at home. Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak has not set a deadline to lighten the constraints. He said that there is a shared dream of the Western States Pact including Colorado, California, Oregon, and Washington that puts science ahead of politics. Sisolak said the U.S. has millions of people. Every year, West visits Nevada to make the relationship crucial for the State’s immediate recovery and long-term economic development.

NEW MEXICO

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has said the state is likely to expand significant social distancing and business restrictions by May 15 as it convenes mayors and business leaders to assist with proposals for economic recovery. The State has no timetable or date to begin its first phase of economic reopening.

NEW JERSEY

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy Monday launched a proposal setting the stage for the state economy to reopen. The governor said any removal of restrictions would entail a decrease in positive cases worth two weeks, prolonged monitoring, increased touch tracking, and safe places to isolate positive people.

NEW YORK

At the U.S. epicenter of the epidemic, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’s hired former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to help create a “tracing force” to identify and isolate people infected with the coronavirus. New York will collaborate with Neighboring New Jersey and Connecticut on the huge effort.

VIRGINIA

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said the stay-at-home order of the state could be put in place until June 10 and did not specify a clear timetable for reopening businesses. Northam has said that he typically agrees with federal guidelines suggesting a phased-in strategy that starts after 14 days of dropping incidents.

WISCONSIN

The Secretary of Health for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers extended the stay-at-home order for the state to shutter most non-essential businesses until May 26. It was originally scheduled to end April 24 and on April 21 Republican legislative leaders asked the state Supreme Court to block the order, calling it constitutional override. Evers Monday loosened an earlier stay-at-home order to allow the reopening of all non-essential businesses, including dog groomers and lawnmower repair shops, that could provide curbside service. He previously permitted the opening of golf courses and allowed libraries to give book pickup on the curbside.

MAINE

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has said that her administration is considering a phased reopening but due to a lack of proper testing the timeline remains unclear.

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