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RALEIGH -- Press Release North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services  March 26, 2020 : All Counties Eligible for FEMA Assistance to Local Governments for Pandemic Response

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s capital county on Thursday added another 1.1 million state residents to those now or soon under stay-at-home orders to dampen the coronavirus spread, which state officials say has contributed to another death.

 

 Haywood County, NC -- 'Stay at Home Proclamation' March 26, 2020 

Buncombe County -- Buncombe Stay Home – March 25, 2020 Stay Safe Supplemental Declaration: Interpretive Guidance

North Carolina -- NCDHHS COVID-19 By the Numbers Updated daily by 11 a.m. each day. Last updated 11:20 a.m., March 25, 2020.

Important changes:

10-person maximum per bus to go into effect March 25.
More buses added to busiest routes to accommodate this need.
Route 170 will not run 7:30 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. trips (these buses will be reassigned to peak-hour busiest routes.
 

In order to follow the guidelines in Asheville’s State of Emergency proclamation limiting gatherings to 10 during the COVID-19 public health emergency and to further enhance the safety for our drivers and riders, the number of riders per bus will be restricted to 10 people, including the driver.

 

The 1- person maximum will begin on Wednesday, March 25, and will continue until further notice. 

 

Asheville -- City of Asjeville Press Release In order to limit the number of people per bus to 10, it will be necessary for ART to add extra buses and drivers to higher ridership routes during peak hours so that passengers can spread out more effectively.