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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 4417972" data-attributes="member: 12952">BOSTON — Governor Baker announced on Wednesday all schools and non-emergency childcare programs in the state would remain closed through the end of April amid the COVID-19 crisis.Schools had been set to re-open in April, but the new announcement will keep them closed until the first week of May at the earliest.In a release, Baker said the decision, part of the new actions to support the ongoing COVID-19 response, will allow school administrators and educators to have more time to plan to ensure students can complete course requirements, as well as provide teachers with time to expand remote learning opportunities.Pharmacies and grocery stores will also have to comply with strict statewide regulations that enforce social distancing and crack down on sanitization efforts. The order will require grocery stores and pharmacies to reserve at least one hour everyday for shopping solely for adults over 60, offer sanitation options such as hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes for customers, provide appropriate social distancing measures, such as including a marked “Social Distancing Line” that will start six feet away from all checkout counters and close down any self-serve food stations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 4417972, member: 12952"] [B]BOSTON — [/B]Governor Baker announced on Wednesday all schools and non-emergency childcare programs in the state would remain closed through the end of April amid the COVID-19 crisis. Schools had been set to re-open in April, but the new announcement will keep them closed until the first week of May at the earliest. In a release, Baker said the decision, part of the new actions to support the ongoing COVID-19 response, will allow school administrators and educators to have more time to plan to ensure students can complete course requirements, as well as provide teachers with time to expand remote learning opportunities. Pharmacies and grocery stores will also have to comply with strict statewide regulations that enforce social distancing and crack down on sanitization efforts. The order will require grocery stores and pharmacies to reserve at least one hour everyday for shopping solely for adults over 60, offer sanitation options such as hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes for customers, provide appropriate social distancing measures, such as including a marked “Social Distancing Line” that will start six feet away from all checkout counters and close down any self-serve food stations. [/QUOTE]

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