Mark Gordon

Under the new orders, restaurants will no longer be required to space out seating in booths and the number of people at a table will increase from six to eight.

Several state agencies will see 10% cuts.

It will be up to individual long-term care facilities to allow, or not allow, visitors.

Gordon noted that Natrona County Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell implored the county's residents Tuesday to practice social distancing and wear face coverings.

The order was initially set to expire April 3.

By pitching in voluntarily, stricter controls on movement might be avoided, the governor said.

Wyoming Department of Transportation Officials will reassess the situation on April 20 to determine if testing can resume, the order states.

The closure order extends through April 3.

So far, there are no known cases of the respiratory illness in Wyoming, though Gov. Mark Gordon says the state is preparing.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Monday lauded a decision to halt planned aerial gunning of mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park.