Sacramento County health officials have issued a legal order, effective as of 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, for all residents to stay home except for essential activities to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
The legal order is based on the same social distancing directive issued earlier this week in the county, but this new order includes more detail as well as the ability for county officials to enforce the order. It requests that the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and all chiefs of police in the county enforce the order and ensure compliance with it.
Listen to a rebroadcast of Thursday morning's press conference where county officials announced the order, and analysis of the new rules by CapRadio reporters.