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

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Are all Alabama schools closing?

Yes. All Alabama public schools, kindergarten through 12th grade will close at the end of the day on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Afterschool programs, events, and activities are cancelled during this time.