Governor orders 'non-essential' businesses closed in 19 counties

TULSA — Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has tightened the state's restrictions on business as part of the response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Effective at midnight Wednesday night, non-essential businesses in 19 counties have been ordered to close until April 14th, a period of three weeks.

The governor has also banned all gatherings of more than ten people statewide.

He's also instituted a “Safer at Home” initiative, which mandates that the state's more vulnerable residents to remain isolated as possible until April 30th.

KRMG has learned the rules for determining what are essential or non-essential will be based on the US Department of Homeland Security's guidelines, found here. 

Here is the video of the Governor's Tuesday announcement: