AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced new restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, ordering nonessential businesses to close their public-accessible physical locations and sites where workers cannot be safely distanced from one other. The order effectively mandates what had previously been a recommendation.
“Do not go to the store because it feels like a good thing to do. Go to the store only when you really need something,” said Mills during a press conference in Augusta. “It’s not the time for discretionary shopping. It’s the time for only essential activities.”
