Source: Lisa Sorg, NC POLICY WATCH, 3/19/20

Citing a state of emergency, Durham City officials have ordered the Durham Farmers Markets to close despite guidance from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Farmers markets are in the same classification as groceries and can remain open, according to guidance issued by the state Department of Health and Human Services. DHHS clarified parts of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order, which prohibits gatherings of 50 or more people and closes bars, restaurants because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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