New CDC director Rochelle Walensky extends moratorium on COVID-19 evacuation until at least March 31

On her first day as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, MD is already making big moves.

Walensky announced on Twitter on Wednesday night that he will extend the evacuation moratorium until the end of March, due to the economic impact of COVID-19.

I will extend the order to stop the residential evacuations until at least 31.03.21. # COVID-19 The pandemic posed a historic threat to the health of our nation and also triggered a housing access crisis that disproportionately affected some communities. https://t.co/u0ntnDOy3v pic.twitter.com/GKrjPJawrq

– Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) January 21, 2021

This impact, she said in a statement, “has also triggered a crisis in housing accessibility that disproportionately affects some communities.”

“As a measure to protect public health, I will extend the current order to temporarily stop residential evacuations until at least March 31, 2021,” she said.

That same night, the CDC released a projection that up to 508,000 coronavirus-related deaths could be reported by Feb. 13.

“Despite extensive mitigation efforts, COVID-19 continues to spread in America at an alarming rate,” Walensky said.

“We need to act to reduce cases and keep people in their homes and outside gathering places – such as shelters – where COVID-19 can have an even stronger foothold,” she continued.

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