Photo: Governor Roy Cooper’s Facebook page

In Governor Cooper’s press conference this afternoon he ordered the closure of K-12 schools and prohibited mass gatherings. Here is an excerpt from the executive order defining mass gatherings. The full order may be read below.

“A mass gathering is defined as any event or convening that brings together more than one hundred (100) persons in a single room or single space at one time, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theater, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space. This includes parades, fairs and festivals.

“A mass gathering does not include normal operations at airports, bus and train stations, medical facilities, libraries, shopping malls and centers, or other spaces where more than one hundred (100) persons, are gathered. It also does not include office environments, restaurants, factories, grocery stores or other retail establishments.”