GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan said there was a lot of confusion over the weekend regarding the stay-at-home order.
Many thought Governor Cooper's stay-at-home order canceled out Greensboro's stay-at-home order that took effect Friday at 5 p.m.
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But that is just not the case.
The Greensboro, High Point, and Guilford County joint stay-at-home order went into effect at 5 p.m. Friday.
The statewide order was announced Friday night but went into effect Monday at 5 p.m.
Which one do you need to abide by?
Whichever one is stricter.
In this case – it's Greensboro's.
Mayor Nancy Vaughan says it's not the time to be looking for loopholes - we need to instead focus on saving lives.
"When Governor Cooper wrote his order he obviously was looking at the whole state and there are areas of the state that have no cases at this point," Mayor Vaughan said.
But Guilford County does have cases, and there is community spread, so the mayor wants to take more precautions than the state has required.
"We are really serious about flattening the curve," she continued. "Guilford County has a real opportunity not to beat this virus because we already have it in our community, and there is community spread, but we can stop it from becoming worse."
The local and statewide orders have many similarities – like no groups larger than 10. But, the executive order is more lenient with businesses that can remain open.