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South Carolina governor calls on residents to stay-at-home and practice social distancing

State Issues Covid-19 South Carolina

State Issues

On April 6, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order limiting social interaction and calling on citizens to stay in their residences when not conducting essential business or activities. The order defined essential businesses to include activities operations or services identified by the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in its March 28, 2020 memorandum, which includes financial services. The order went into effect at 5:00 p.m. on April 7.