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Governor Carney Announces Reopening of Beaches to Delawareans

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020

Beaches, pools, ice cream shops to open with restrictions; Out-of-state quarantine will remain in place WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that the State of Delaware will lift restrictions on Delaware beaches and community pools at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, subject to strict social distancing requirements and other restrictions. Ice […]




Governor Carney Announces Statewide Contact Tracing Plan for COVID-19

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Approximately 200 Delawareans will be hired as contact tracers WILMINGTON, Del. –  Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the State of Delaware entered into an agreement with the nonpartisan research institution NORC at the University of Chicago to build Delaware’s statewide contact tracing program to contain COVID-19, limit Delawareans’ exposure to the disease, and restart Delaware’s economy. […]




Delaware Farmers’ Markets To Open Under New COVID-19 Protocols

Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020

With the assistance of the Delaware Farmers’ Market Coalition, a group of market managers from across the state, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is issuing protocols to help farmers’ markets safely begin opening starting May 15.




Governor Carney Signs Sixteenth Modification to State of Emergency

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020

Modification holds students and educators harmless for shortened school year WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Sunday signed the sixteenth modification to his State of Emergency declaration, suspending end-of-year evaluations for educators, professional development requirements and assessments due to the suspension of the school year caused by COVID-19. Governor Carney’s latest modification holds Delaware’s […]




Governor Carney Releases Statement on Economic Reopening; Announces June 1 as Target for Phase I

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 8, 2020

Governor announces rolling reopening; State of Emergency extended through May 31 WILMINGTON, Del. – In coordination with public health experts at the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), Governor John Carney on Friday announced June 1 as the target date for Phase I of Delaware’s economic reopening. Governor Carney has extended Delaware’s State of Emergency declaration, […]







  Category: Governor John Carney

Governor Carney Announces Reopening of Beaches to Delawareans

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020

Beaches, pools, ice cream shops to open with restrictions; Out-of-state quarantine will remain in place WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that the State of Delaware will lift restrictions on Delaware beaches and community pools at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, subject to strict social distancing requirements and other restrictions. Ice […]




Governor Carney Announces Statewide Contact Tracing Plan for COVID-19

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Approximately 200 Delawareans will be hired as contact tracers WILMINGTON, Del. –  Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the State of Delaware entered into an agreement with the nonpartisan research institution NORC at the University of Chicago to build Delaware’s statewide contact tracing program to contain COVID-19, limit Delawareans’ exposure to the disease, and restart Delaware’s economy. […]




Delaware Farmers’ Markets To Open Under New COVID-19 Protocols

Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020

With the assistance of the Delaware Farmers’ Market Coalition, a group of market managers from across the state, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is issuing protocols to help farmers’ markets safely begin opening starting May 15.




Governor Carney Signs Sixteenth Modification to State of Emergency

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020

Modification holds students and educators harmless for shortened school year WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Sunday signed the sixteenth modification to his State of Emergency declaration, suspending end-of-year evaluations for educators, professional development requirements and assessments due to the suspension of the school year caused by COVID-19. Governor Carney’s latest modification holds Delaware’s […]




Governor Carney Releases Statement on Economic Reopening; Announces June 1 as Target for Phase I

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 8, 2020

Governor announces rolling reopening; State of Emergency extended through May 31 WILMINGTON, Del. – In coordination with public health experts at the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), Governor John Carney on Friday announced June 1 as the target date for Phase I of Delaware’s economic reopening. Governor Carney has extended Delaware’s State of Emergency declaration, […]