INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said Indiana will open vaccine eligibility to all Hoosiers age 16 and older on March 31.
In a news conference Tuesday night, Holcomb said he is renewing the public health emergency another 30 days and current restrictions will remain in place through April 5.
Beginning April 6, all venue capacity restrictions will be up to local officials rather than the state, the governor stated.
Starting April 6, decisions about venue capacity and social gatherings will be made by local officials. Customers in restaurants, bars and nightclubs will no longer be required by the state to be seated. Six feet of spacing between tables and other seating will still be recommended as is spacing between non-household parties.
The statewide face covering mandate will become a mask advisory on April 6. Face coverings will remain mandatory in all state buildings and facilities and in all vaccination and COVID testing sites until further notice. K-12 schools will continue under current requirements through the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.
“When I visit my favorite restaurant or conduct a public event, I will continue to wear a mask,” Gov. Holcomb said. “It is the right thing to do. Hoosiers who take these recommended precautions will help us get to what I hope is the tail end of this pandemic.”
K-12 schools will remain under the mask mandate through the end of the school year, he said.
Local governments and businesses may require the mask mandate to remain in place if they so wish, he said.
For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Republic.
