• Essential vs non-essential businesses is replaced with the ability of a business to operate or an activity to occur in a manner that protects public health and safety. In order to consider reopening, businesses must work with the DECD to implement practical, reasonable, evidence-informed safety protocols and modifications that protect the health and safety of employees and customers.

• The Governor proposes four stages to restart the Maine economy, with the understanding that metrics must be met to move on to the next stage and/or reinstating the current stay-at-home order:

• Stage 1 (May): Beginning May 1st
• Continues the prohibition on gatherings of more than 10 people;
• Continues the quarantine of all people entering or returning to Maine for a period of 14 days; 
• Continues the special precautions for older Mainers and others at risk of COVID-19
• Asks for people who are able to work from home to continue to do so, including State employees;
• (New) Requires that Maine people wear cloth face coverings in public settings where physical distancing measures are difficult to maintain;
• Continues strict requirements for long-term care facilities;
• Allows for the limited expansion of certain business, religious, and quality of life activities, with appropriate safety precautions. These include:
• Health care from Maine-licensed providers, with recommendations that they prioritize care for patients with time-sensitive conditions; assure the safety of patients, staff, and communities; manage the use of essential resources such as personal protective equipment and testing supplies; and pace re-opening services to the level of community COVID-19 activity, maintaining capacity in our hospitals for potential outbreaks 
• Personal services: Barber shops, hair salons, and pet grooming
• Limited drive-in, stay-in-your-vehicle religious services 
• Drive-in movie theaters 
• Outdoor recreation: guided outdoor activities (hunting & fishing) and restricted use of golf and disc golf courses 
• State parks, state-owned public land trails, and historic sites; although certain coastal state parks will remain closed 
• Auto dealerships and car washes 

• Stage 2 (June): Tentatively beginning June 1st
• Contemplates revising the limitation on gatherings from less than 10 people to less than 50 people;
• Calls for people who can work from home to continue to do so but allows for employees in certain fields to begin to reenter the office as needed, including State employees;
• Maintains the 14 day quarantine for all people entering or returning to Maine and the special precautions for older Mainers and others at risk of COVID-19. 
• With appropriate safety precautions, Stage 2 would allow for some degree of opening with reservations, capacity limits, and other measures for: 
• Restaurants
• Fitness and exercise centers and nail technicians 
• Retail stores for broader in-store shopping 
• Lodging and campgrounds for Maine residents and those who have met the 14 day quarantine requirement 
• Day camps for Maine children and those who have met the 14 day quarantine requirement 
• Coastal State parks

• Stage 3 (July & August): Tentatively beginning July 1st
• Contemplates maintaining the prohibition on gatherings of more than 50 people and other Stage 1 and Stage 2 restrictions, including the 14-day quarantine on people entering Maine. 
• With appropriate safety precautions, Stage 3 would allow for some degree of opening for: 
• Lodging, such as hotels, campgrounds, summer camps, or RV parks for Maine residents and visitors. The Administration is developing guidelines to assist them in safely reopening, and reservations should not be taken until those guidelines are issued.  
• Outdoor recreation such as charter boats and boat excursions  
• Bars
• Personal services such as spas, tattoo and piercing parlors, and massage facilities, among others 

• Stage 4 (Timeline Undetermined): Stage 4 contemplates lifting restrictions and allowing all businesses and activities to resume with appropriate safety precautions.