New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI,
Issue 11 / June 9, 2020
RENEWING THE STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY INITIALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-004, OTHER POWERS INVOKED
IN THAT ORDER, AND ALL OTHER ORDERS AND DIRECTIVES CONTAINED
IN EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TIED TO THE ONGOING PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY
On December 31, 2019, several cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause were detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and reported
to the World Health Organization ("WHO"). The underlying virus giving 1ise to those repo1ied instances of respiratory illness
was later identified as a novel coronavirus disease
which has been referred to as "COVID-19."
By the time the first COVID-19
cases had been confirmed in New Mexico, on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 had already spread globally and throughout the United States.
At that time, more than 100,000
people had been infected globally and there
were more than 1,000 cases in the United States, spread out over 39 states.
The President of the United States
declared a national
state of emergency
for COVID-19 on March
13, 2020.
Public health organizations have implemented emergency
measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.
For example, on January 20, 2020, the CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The WHO declared a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern shortly
thereafter. Nearly
all or our sister states have declared a state of emergency
and implemented significant measures and deployed
substantial resources to fight the spread of COVID-19 .
On March 11, 2020, I issued Executive
Order 2020-004, which declared a state of public health emergency under the Public
Health Emergency Response
Act and invoked powers provided by the All Hazards
Emergency Management Act and the Emergency Licensing Act. That public health emergency
was declared for a period of 30 days. The President approved
a Major Disaster
Declaration for the State of New Mexico on
April 5, 2020. On April 6, 2020, I renewed
and extended the public health emergency through
April 30, 2020. On April 30, 2020, I renewed
and extended the public health
emergency through May 15, 2020. On May 15, 2020, I renewed
and extended the public health emergency through
May 31, 2020.
Cases of COVID-19 and deaths related to COVID-19
continue to proliferate globally, nationally, and locally. The WHO reports
nearly 6 million
worldwide infections and more than 367,000 related deaths.
According to the
United States Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention ("CDC"),
more than I.7 million
people have been infected in the United
States, including confirmed cases in every state,
with more than I 03,000 related deaths. The numbers of reported cases and deaths
are continuing to increase significantly throughout the United
States and in many parts of the world.
Although New Mexicans have worked together
and made sacrifices to mitigate
its spread, COVID-19 continues
to pose a significant risk to our communities. As of May 31, 2020, the New Mexico
Department of Health reported 7,689 confirmed cases of COVID-19
in New Mexico, including cases in 31 of our State's
33 counties, and at least 356 related
deaths.
New Mexico has taken
aggressive measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate
its impacts. I have been in frequent
contact with federal
and state agencies
and officials who are coordinating their effmis and resources
to fight COVID-19. Various state agencies have been at the forefront of our
State's
response
to
COVID-19,
particularly
the
New
Mexico
Department of Health. The hard work of a variety
of state employees
has made a difference in our fight against COVID-19.
Due to the continued spread
of the COVID-19, it is necessary for all
branches of State government to continue taking actions to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and to reduce its attendant
physical and economic
harms.
Therefore, for the reasons
above, I, Michelle
Lujan Grisham, Governor of the State of New
Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of New Mexico,
hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. In consultation with the
New Mexico Department of Health, I have determined that the statewide
public health emergency proclaimed in Executive
Order 2020-004, and renewed in Executive Orders 2020-022, 2020-026, and 2020-030 shall be renewed
and extended through June 30, 2020.
2. All other powers,
directives, and orders invoked in Executive Order 2020-004 remain in effect.
3. All other Executive
Orders with a duration that was tied to the COVID-19 public health emergency
or that was not explicitly stated shall continue
with the same effect, including
any orders appropriating emergency funding and the following
orders: Executive Order 2020-012;
Executive Order 2020-013;
Executive Order 2020-016;
Executive Order 2020-017;
Executive Order 2020-020; Executive
Order 2020-021; Executive
Order 2020-024; and Executive Order 2020-025.
This Order supersedes any previous orders, proclamations, or directives in conflict. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until July 1, 2020 unless renewed
or until the Governor rescinds
it.
ATTEST: DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
THIS 1ST DAY OF JUNE 2020
MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER WITNESS MY HAND AND
THE GREAT
SECRETARY OF STATE SEAL
OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM GOVERNOR