IN FULL: Read the governor’s stay-at-home emergency proclamation

In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, a technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus... — In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, a technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

By HNN Staff

Published: Mar. 23, 2020 at 5:26 PM HST

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a bid to fight the spread of coronavirus, Gov. David Ige has issued an emergency stay-at-home order that takes effect Wednesday at 12:01 a.m.

The order continues through April 30.

Ige said it was modeled after the city’s order, which defines “essential” broadly.

Read the full order here:

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