Governor Kay Ivey 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 will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Ask a COVID-19 Question

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