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Pennsylvania again revises list of non-essential businesses that must close amid coronavirus shutdown

A sign is posted in the window of a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf directed all "non-life-sustaining" businesses to close their physical locations late Thursday and said state government would begin enforcement starting early Saturday.
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A sign is posted in the window of a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf directed all “non-life-sustaining” businesses to close their physical locations late Thursday and said state government would begin enforcement starting early Saturday.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine have revised once again the list of non-essential businesses that must close their physical locations amid the coronavirus shutdown.

The order took effect Thursday night. Enforcement was to begin Saturday, but that has now been delayed until Monday at 8 a.m. due to the high number of waiver requests, according to a news release from Wolf’s office. In a Sunday evening press briefing, Wolf recommitted to beginning enforcement actions Monday despite thousands of pending waiver requests.

Wolf’s order is the subject of two lawsuits filed in an attempt to block it, and manufacturers say closing some of the businesses that are being ordered to shut down could cause supply chain disruptions. Some Republican lawmakers have challenged the constitutionality of the order.

In a separate news release earlier Friday, the governor’s office said it was issuing the revised list after “conversations with businesses, stakeholders, and individuals — in consultation with the Department of Health.”

Here is the revised list. Use the search box under the headline to find specific industries or page through the entire list.

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