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These are the cities, counties with Safer at Home orders in SE Wis.

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These are the cities, counties with Safer at Home orders in SE Wis.
These are the cities, counties with Safer at Home orders in SE Wis.

After the Safer at Home order was overturned, several cities and county health departments issued their own versions of the order.

THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE REMAINSUNDER ITS OWN ORDER... AND ITIS CONSIDERBLY MORE STRICTTHAN THAT OF EVEN THE SUBURBANCOMMUNITIES...LOCAL BUSINESSESARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITHALL THE CHANGES.MARY JO OLATALKED WITH ONE STORE OWNERTHAT JUST REOPENED EARLIERTHIS WEEK.MJ STANDUP: THIS IS WHY THEOWNER OF CENTER STREETWELLNESS IS FRUSTRATED.VOTHEYWERE JUST PERMITTED TO REOPENTHEIR RETAIL SPACETUESDAY...FOLLOWING STATEGUIDELINES...LIKE SOCIALDISTANCING AND STRICTERCLEANING.BUT WITHIN 48HOURS...THE STATE'S ORDER WASTHROWN OUT...AND LOCALGOVERNMENTS STEPPED IN.CURRENTLY....THE CITY OFMILWAUKEE IS REVERTING BACK TOITS MORE RESTRICTIVE PUBLICHEALTH ORDER FROM MARCH.ITSTATES ONLY BUSINESSES DEEMEDESSENTIAL CAN OPERATE.SOT11:08:58JOE FERCH/CO-OWNERCENTER STREET WELLNESS: "sowe'll be closing once again.However it is frustrating youknow that we could reopen fortwo days and now we have toclose again so the rollercoaster effect of not justfrom a business standpoint butthat also affects ouremployees as well telling themthat hey you'll be coming backto work soon and now we don'tknow exactly when that willbe."MJ STANDUP:I REACHED OUTTO MAYOR BARRETT'S OFFICE ANDTHE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FORCLARITY ON REINSTATING THEPUBLIC HEALTH ORDER.

WE'LL LETYOU KNOW WHEN WE HEAR BACK.MJOTMJ4 NEWS.

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