INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Governor Eric Holcomb has activated the Indiana National Guard to help as needed with the state's COVID-19 response.
The move was part of the executive order signed by the governor on Monday.
Other steps in the executive order include closing all bars, nightclubs and restaurants to dine-in patrons. They may provide take-out and delivery services through the end of March.
The governor’s executive order also delays non-essential public meetings.
Holcomb also ordered hospitals and surgery centers to cancel or postpone elective surgeries.
The Indiana State Museum closed to the public Tuesday and the visitors center at White River State Park closed.
The Department of Workforce Development has suspended rules that require unemployment insurance claimants to physically appear at a WorkOne location to engage in re-employment services over the next four weeks.
