Vermont Governor Phil Scott has extended the COVID-19 “State of Emergency” order, reports WCAX.
The emergency order, which was set to expire on August 15th, will now run until at least September 15th. This extension marks the fifth time the end date has been pushed since a “State of Emergency” was first imposed in March.
The latest order gives more power to individual cities and towns to tighten and enforce their own rules for bars and clubs, such as imposing capacity limits or earlier curfews.
Scott stated that this order is aimed largely at the City of Burlington, which will be welcoming back a large number of students to the University of Vermont campus.
WNTK Local News 