New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI,
Issue 13 / July 14, 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 rise to those repo1ted 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 sho1tly thereafter. 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. On June
1, 2020, I renewed and
extended the public health emergency through June 30, 2020.
Cases of COVID-19
and deaths related to COVID-19 continue to proliferate globally, nationally,
and locally. The WHO rep01ts more than 10 million worldwide infections and
approximately 500,000 related deaths. According to the United States Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), more than 2.5 million
people have been infected in the United States, including confirmed cases in
every state, with more than 126,000 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 June
29, 2020, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 11,982 confirmed cases
of COVID-19 in New Mexico, including cases in 31 of our State's 33 counties,
and at least 493 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 efforts 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
COVID-19, it is necessary for all branches of State government to continue
taking actions to minimize transmission 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, 2020-030, and 2020-036 shall be renewed and extended
through July 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 san1e effect, including any orders appropriating emergency
funding and the following orders: Executive Order 2020-012; Executive Order
2020-016; Executive Order 2020-020; Executive Order 2020-021; Executive Order
2020-025; Executive Order 2020-037; and Executive Order 2020-039.
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 30, 2020 unless renewed or until the Governor rescinds it.
ATTEST: DONE
AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THIS
1ST DAY OF JULY 2020
MAGGIE TOULOUSE
OLIVER WITNESS
MY HAND AND THE GREAT
SECRETARY OF
STATE SEAL
OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
MICHELLE
LUJAN GRISHAM GOVERNOR