Safer at Home

Safer-at-Home: Everything You Need to Know

To further combat the spread of COVID-19, the Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group has issued a Safer at Home order effective Friday, March 27, 2020 at 10:00 PM. This order urges all residents of Hillsborough County to stay at their homes and limit all movement outside of their homes beyond what is absolutely necessary to perform essential services or necessary activities.

You Can Continue To:

  • Go to the grocery, convenience or warehouse store
  • Go to the pharmacy or other medical establishments to pick up medications and other healthcare necessities
  • Go to medical appointments (but first, check with your doctor or medical provider)
  • Go to a restaurant for take-out or drive-thru
  • Care for or support a friend or family member
  • Take a walk, ride your bike, hike, jog and be in nature for exercise — just keep at least six (6) feet between you and others in the community
  • Walk your pets and, if necessary, take them to the veterinarian
  • Help someone to get necessary supplies

You Cannot:

  • Go to work unless you are performing an Essential Service
  • Visit friends and family if there is no urgent need
  • Maintain less than six (6) feet of distance from others when you go out
  • Visit loved ones in the hospital, nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or other residential care facility