Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday ordered all non-essential businesses in the state to close “Today’s actions of closing non-essential businesses are absolutely necessary to protect the health of Marylanders and to save lives,” Hogan said during a press conference on Monday.
This is not a shelter-in-place order, as clarified by interpretive guidance from the Maryland governor’s Office of Legal Counsel, but “all Marylanders are urged to remain home, and employers are urged to promote