Hogan announces urgent actions in response to COVID-19 – CBS Baltimore

HANOVER, Md. (WJZ) – Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday will announce the emergency actions Maryland is taking in response to COVID-19.

The governor’s office convened a 10 a.m. news conference at the Joint Highway Action Response Team’s statewide Operations Center.

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Details of the emergency actions were not immediately released.

The state has implemented a number of measures in recent weeks to address the sharp increase in both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Hogan announced Monday that masks will be mandatory in all state buildings along with any public spaces leased by the state.

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The Governor and the Maryland Department of Health opened two new state-run testing sites in Anne Arundel and Harford counties last week.

Last month, Hogan pledged $100 million to address staffing shortages at nursing homes and hospitals, which were already near capacity.

Several hospitals throughout the region have announced the disaster and implemented crisis procedures, citing a recent outbreak of COVID-19 patients.

The Maryland Hospital Association has called on the state to declare a limited public health emergency to help hospitals manage the spike.

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