More than three months since Delaware’s judiciary first declared a state of emergency, state courts have reported there likely won’t be much of a case load to catch up on as courthouse activity ramps back up.
Since courtrooms were first closed to the public March 23 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the judiciary and attorneys have been using remote methods to keep cases moving, many of which are being carried into the courts’ reopening stages.
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As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to creep upward, local government leaders across South Dakota are making decisions about what should be closed, restricted or cancelled in what feels for most like an unprecedented pandemic.
Just over a century ago, those leaders’ predecessors were making similar decisions to shut down schools, limit public gatherings and close entertainment venues in attempts to slow the spread of the Spanish flu. On Friday, Mitchell became the latest South Dakota city to have an ordinance regulate aspects of local businesses with the goal of slowing COVID-19’s spread.
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HURON — With what is believed to be South Dakota’s first community spread of COVID-19 leading to a swell in positive cases, the city of Huron and Beadle County decided Sunday to put restrictions on businesses.
During a joint meeting of the Huron City Commission and Beadle County Commission, the city and county each passed an ordinance and resolution closing recreational facilities, halting dine-in service at all restaurants and bars and banning gatherings of 10 or more people socially or at a business beginning Monday. The decision marks the first government-mandated business restrictions in the state aimed at reducing the virus’ spread.
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