About 90% of Americans have been ordered to stay at home. This map shows which cities and states are under lockdown.

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• Thirty-nine states, Washington, DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico have issued stay-at-home orders, encouraging isolation measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
• Three states — Alaska, Georgia, and South Carolina — have lifted their stay-at-home orders in the last week.
• Oklahoma, which never issued a full state stay-at-home order but closed non-essential businesses, has eased restrictions on salons, barbers, and pet groomers.
• About 89% of America's population, roughly 290 million people, are under some form of lockdown.
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As of Monday, 39 US states, as well as Guam, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico have issued stay-at-home orders, asking residents to shelter in place. Many cities and counties in states that don't have these policies have issued similar orders.

The goal of these policies is to minimize how often people come within 6 feet of one another, thereby reducing the spread of the coronavirus and "flattening the curve" so healthcare systems aren't overwhelmed.

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