Governor Kemp issues New COVID-19 Executive Orders

On Friday, February 26, 2021, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 02.26.21.01 and Executive Order 02.26.21.02. Executive Order 02.26.21.01 extends the public health state of emergency through April 6, 2021, and Executive Order 02.26.21.02 extends the guidance for empowering a healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 from March 1 at 12am to March 15 at 11:59pm with minor changes. Those changes are it creates a definition for “organization”, it updates quarantine protocol to reflect the CDC’s latest guidance regarding individuals who have been fully vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID-19, and it clarifies that entities that can be considered both a “bar” and “live performance venue” should adhere to the guidance for bars laid out in the Executive Order.