Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 and extends until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

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Q: What happens when you get COVID-19 and it’s bad enough that you need to be treated in the hospital?

Because COVID\-19 is a new disease, treatment guidelines are changing quite reguarly. To learn about what you might expect if hospitalized due to novel coronavirus infection, check out the up\-to\-date recommendations for clinicians by [visiting the National Institutes of Health COVID\-19 Treatment Guidelines](https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/introduction/). Updated: 16 October 2020

What happens when you get COVID-19 and it’s bad enough that you need to be treated in the hospital?

Because COVID-19 is a new disease, treatment guidelines are changing quite reguarly. To learn about what you might expect if hospitalized due to novel coronavirus infection, check out the up-to-date recommendations for clinicians by visiting the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines.

Updated: 16 October 2020