SHUTDOWNS
Shelter-in-place order and shutdown of everything non-essential from Tuesday March 24 to
Monday April 13.
Friday, May 1, Friday, May 15 (
archive) (
executive order saved on KF) Marijuana shops are open. Tobacco shops are closed (
archive). K-12 schools suspended for remainder of year, but alternate learning plans will be implemented (
archive) (
archive). Facial coverings are required in enclosed public spaces starting Monday, April 27, but there is no criminal penalty for not complying.
Lawsuits against the shutdown order are multiplying (
archive). However, "all deadlines applicable to the commencement of all civil and probate actions and proceedings" are suspended until the end of the states of emergency and disaster. (
archive). Major protest at the State Capitol April 15 (
A&N thread). Minor protest outside Governor's Mansion April 23 (
archive).
The Big Three Auto manufacturers (Ford, GM, Chrysler) have closed all factories in the USA, putting well over 150,000 workers out of work. This figure does not include workers at supplier factories, which were also obliged to close. (
archive) (
archive) (
archive). They are still making a small number of parts for emergency vehicles, and production of ventilators, etc. has begun (
archive- GM's ventilators, April 17.) Ford is preparing to reopen (
archive - April 26).
ECONOMY AND MISCELLANY
Over 1 million unemployment claims filed = 10% of the total population of the state
, nearly 25% of the workforce (
Archive - April 16).
Big Brother is watching, and he approves. Massive phone-tracking project reveals Michigan travel down by 45%, compared to 40% nation-wide (
website) (
news article archive).
Car crashes are down, fatal car crashes are down, and overall death is actually down. (
archive - April 12)
FREE STUFF!
Evictions suspended while the state of emergency lasts (
archive)
Water will be turned back on for all households while the crisis lasts (
archive)
HEALTH CARE
Hydroxychloroquine banned by governor's order (archive). Nevermind LOL! Now she's asking the federal government for it and claiming the ban was a mistake in the first place. (
archive). Detroit-area hospitals are testing the drug's effectiveness as a preventative on first responders and health-care workers (
archive).
Elective surgeries are banned. This does not include abortions (
thread).
Up-to-date count of available hospital beds, etc. in the State (the Detroit area is "Section 2, North and South.")(
government website)
Detroit field hospital admits first 8 Corona patients. It will only be taking the less-serious cases. No one on ventilators.(
archive - April 14)
Another field hospital in Detroit scaled back after drop in cases. Original plan was to open with 1,100 beds. Now they are only going to open with 250, planned to open April 20. (
archive - April 11).
Our statistics are inaccurate, because deaths are being both overcounted and undercounted (
archive).
LAW AND ORDER
All localities given more discretion to release prisoners early (
archive). The State prison system is not currently releasing inmates early.
Lansing (the capitol) police are not physically responding to minor crimes such as larceny, property damage, and break-ins to unoccupied buildings, including garages. Other police are adopting similar policies (
archive) (
archive).
Detroit crime still down (
archive - April 12); Muskegon police report crime is up (
archive).
Breaking the lockdown is a misdemeanor, punishable by $1500 fines and 90 days jail time. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) has stated there will not be a "ramp up" of police enforcement (
archive). The attorney general has left it to local law enforcement to close businesses, as her hands are full with price-gougers and con artists (
archive).
The police cannot, at present, pull drivers over simply for being out during the shutdown (
archive). Local police in the rural north and in Detroit suburbs have alike stated they will not be enforcing parts of the order (
archive).
