UPDATE: MD and VA Include Auto Repair as Essential Services

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan enacted an emergency order to close all non-essential businesses across the state. The order “requires the closure of anything that is not included in the” U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce memorandum, which includes automotive repair maintenance facilities as recommended essential critical infrastructure workforce.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam also announced a statewide order to close all non-essential businesses. Governor Northam includes automotive repair facilities as an essential business.

To read the press release from Governor Hogan, click here.

To read the press release from Governor Northam, click here.