Pasco County Administrator Dan Biles: What Florida's Stay-At-Home Order Means for You

[Music] hi I'm Dan miles your Pasco County Administrator you've probably heard Florida Governor Ron de Santos has issued a 30-day state homework to prevent the spread of corona virus that begins Friday April 3rd you're also probably wondering what that means for you and your family or your business here in Pasco simply put we all have to limit the trips we make in our personal interactions outside our homes we should only be going out to connect with essential services or activities we truly need the state has established a list of businesses services and activities that can continue to operate while practicing social distancing you can find that list and read the full order right on our website my pass code net what most of us need to know is that essential simply means the services you genuinely count on are still available to you during this time groceries gas access to your doctors and pharmacies those aren't going anywhere services like car repair laundromats and pet supply stores are still available as well we encourage you to support our local businesses if you can maybe order out once in a while instead of dining in remember our first responders are always standing by to serve you and our educators will continue to support your children through distance learning we understand these are challenging and uncertain times and that many of you are now facing hardships that you couldn't have imagined when the new year began despite the closures of some of our facilities and programs please know that we are working proactively behind the scenes every day to keep you safe and informed the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County is here with us in our Emergency Operations Center and we're in constant communication with our local hospitals alternate care sites are already established should the hospitals become overwhelmed Pasco County is committed to the health and well-being of the communities we serve will rise to the challenge and overcome it together we're counting on each of you to do your part practice social distancing don't gather in groups and please follow the governor stay at home owner your actions during this time can literally save lives [Music]