The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday voted 96-6 to push through a $185 million supplemental spending bill that would benefit convention and visitor bureaus, as well as entertainment and fitness venues that were forced to close during.
By DAVID EGGERT and COREY WILLIAMS Updated: June 22, 2021 05:40 PM Created: June 22, 2021 05:33 PM
DETROIT (AP) - Michigan is fully open again.
After 15 months of capacity restrictions and being hit by the country s worst surge of coronavirus infections this spring, Michigan s restaurants, entertainment businesses and other venues can operate at 100% occupancy starting Tuesday.
Limits on large indoor gatherings such as weddings and funerals are gone. So is a broad requirement that the unvaccinated be masked indoors, a rule that remains in about a dozen states. Unvaccinated teen athletes will no longer have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
Michigan is among the last states to lift gathering caps, which has frustrated the business community. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and public health officials say the restrictions were needed until enough people could be vaccinated in a state with about 20,900 suspected virus-related deaths. Last year,
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Michigan’s new COVID-19 order goes into effect this weekend, some additional indoor physical activities will be allowed.
Director Robert Gordon, of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said the new order will go into effect Jan. 16 and last through Jan. 31. The previous MDHHS order was set to expire Friday.
“For the most part, the prior order remains in place,” Gordon said. “This includes prohibiting indoor gatherings outside the household where masks are removed. There is one change. In order to support physical and mental health, we’ll be permitting indoor athletics.”