and another requiring people to cover their faces in indoor public spaces. the former requirement was waived to allow president trump to visit a ford manufacturing plant in ypsilanti on may 21. while touring the plant (which was producing ventilators and personal protective equipment), trump had a mask with the presidential seal but did not wear it on camera, saying he "didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it." michigan's attorney general dana nessel said she expected to "have a very serious conversation with ford" for enabling the violation of the face-covering requirement, adding the president had sent "the worst possible message" and that he would no longer be welcome to tour facilities in the state. governor whitmer also signed an executive order on march 21 allowing gatherings of 10 people or less at retail stores by appointment only. some malls opened as early as march 28 and some automobile showrooms reopened after the executive order was made. tribal casinos plan to reopen on may 29. after the flooding in midland due to two dams breaking on may 20 forcing mass evacuations, senator jim stamas asks governor whitmer to reopen restaurants in the area. on june 11, governor whitmer extended the freeze on residential evictions for non-payment of rent to june 30. according to the executive order signed by governor whitmer, on june 10, the upper peninsula of michigan and northern michigan and on june 15 personal care services will reopen. on august 21, the michigan occupational safety and health administration (miosha) cited six businesses with coronavirus health and safety violations, including lack of health screenings, face coverings, employee training, cleaning measures, and overall preparedness plans. each faces a $7,000 fine. on september 17, another 19 businesses were fined by miosha for "serious violations" of covid-19 safety protocols. on october 2, it was announced ten more business were cited for violating covid-19 safety guidelines. on november 25, it was announced three bars have had their licenses suspending for violating the mdhhs's latest emergency order, and four other businesses have faced fines. five more had theirs suspended on december 29. 2021 on february 5, it was reported 20 business across the state were fined for covid-19 violations. another 16 businesses were charged on february 19. with the latest batch of violations, the state's attorney general has now charged over 100 separate businesses. on april 9, the michigan occupational safety and health administration announced 12 more businesses were fined for violations. on april 19, it was reported 25 more businesses were cited, including blue cross blue shield of michigan which required union employees to work from the office, but allowed nonunion employees doing similar jobs to work from home. economic relief on march 17, the michigan legislature approved $125 million to fight the pandemic, with $50 million going towards the department of health and human services and another $40 million towards other state agencies for ongoing coronavirus response needs. another $35 million was set in reserve in case more funding becomes necessary in the future. on march 18, governor whitmer asked the michigan army national guard to "assist the michigan department of health and human services with assembling and loading critical personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, and face shields." in response to widespread rumors that were circulating regarding the national guard's presence in the state, whitmer reaffirmed on march 20 that there were no active plans to implement martial law, although she did indicate that state officials were monitoring the effectiveness of lock-down protocols in other states, should they become necessary. on march 30, the legislature allocated an additional $150 million to purchase supplies to fight the pandemic. president donald trump approved governor whitmer's disaster declaration on march 28. michigan will get about $2 billion from the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act (cares act) signed into law on march 27. on august 5, it was announced small businesses in michigan will receive a combined total of $5.7 million from the cares act. michigan will receive $65 billion from the american rescue plan act of 2021, signed into law by president joe biden on march 11, 2021. a total of $622 million of federal money for rental assistance will become available to eligible michigan residents starting the third week of march 2021. some of it, $282 million, will be distributed immediately, and the other $340 million will be appropriated by the state legislature at a later date. 2020 on march 23, governor whitmer issued a statewide stay-at-home order, starting march 24, and lasting for at least three weeks, until april 13. on april 15, governor whitmer ordered nursing homes to transfer coronavirus patients to separate units or special facilities and banned evictions from nursing homes. the order was in effect until may 13. on april 16, governor whitmer joined the governors of ohio, wisconsin, minnesota, illinois, indiana, and kentucky to coordinate a plan to reopen the midwest regional economy. on april 17, governor whitmer outlined a plan to re-open the state's economy starting may 1. the stay-at-home order was extended to april 30, and then re-extended until may 15, and once more until may 30 with modified restrictions compared to previous orders. "stay home, stay safe", executive order 2020–21 directed all businesses and operations to temporarily suspend in-person services that are not necessary to sustain or protect life. the order directed residents to remain "in their homes unless they're a part of an essential workforce, engaged in an outdoor activity, or performing tasks necessary to the health and safety of themselves or their family, like going to the hospital, or grocery store." when leaving the house, individuals must adhere to social distancing measures, as directed by the cdc. the next stay-at-home order, executive order 2020–42, signed april 9, closed golf courses, disallowed recreational boating and travel to vacation homes in the state, and banned customers from shopping in non-essential sections of retail stores and businesses, including carpeting, flooring, furniture, garden centers, plant nurseries or paint. failure to abide by the order could have resulted in a $1,000 fine or 90 days in jail. the stay-at-home order was later extended to may 15, with some restrictions from the second one lifted and others added. the controversial bans of recreational boating and travel to vacation homes were removed, while non-medical grade face coverings in public became mandatory starting april 26. several businesses and sections of stores were allowed to reopen, including those gardening supplies and paint, as well as golf courses, but airbnb rentals were banned. the next stay-at-home order modified some of the restrictions from previous orders and allowed manufacturing to restart on may 11. on april 27, governor whitmer signed an executive order placing several new regulations on restaurant and grocery stores and their employees. on may 18, governor whitmer announced bars and restaurant dining rooms in the northern lower peninsula and the upper peninsula would be allowed to open on may 22. she later announced retail stores and auto dealerships may reopen on may 26 and nonessential medical, dental, and veterinary procedures may begin on may 29. on may 22, governor whitmer extended the stay-at-home order until june 12 and the state of emergency until june 19. on june 1, governor whitmer lifted the stay-at-home order, and also announced that restaurants and bars would be allowed to reopen statewide on june 8. on july 14, governor whitmer extended the state of emergency again until august 11. a month later whitmer issued a new order to expire september 4. a later emergency order expired october 27. 2021 facing a covid-19 surge in the state in april, governor whitmer hoped to avoid more mandatory shutdowns and asked michigan residents on april 9 to take more "personal responsibility," while asking the white house to send more vaccine doses. the request for vaccines was denied, in large part because the protection provided by vaccines activates only after several weeks while the need to prevent new infections was immediate. on april 12, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky argued that asking for voluntary quarantine would not be enough. she said that michigan needed "to really close things down, to go back to our basics, to go back to where we were last spring, last summer, and to shut things down." testing during the week of march 16, 2020, michigan medicine started in-house testing for covid-19, with the capabilities to deliver same-day results. this allowed the hospital to bypass the state's testing system, which was previously the sole provider of testing for the virus. the same week, the health system also launched drive-thru testing services for michigan medicine patients at west ann arbor health center, brighton health center, and canton health center. similarly, beaumont health and henry ford health system in metro detroit also developed in-house testing methods in an effort to increase overall testing capacity within the state. on march 27, 2020, a regional drive-up testing center opened in detroit, at the vacant state fairgrounds site. a partnership between wayne, oakland, and macomb counties, the city of detroit, and three regional health systems, the center is able to test up to 400 residents a day, who are referred to the site from their doctor via scheduled appointments. the state restructured reporting procedures and began incorporating private test results in official government case tallies on march 19, 2020. on april 15, 2020, hurley medical center in flint opened a mobile testing clinic at atwood stadium, with capacity for at least 250 people per day. testing is provided to those with orders from a doctor and is not open to the general public. similar drive-thru testing facilities opened in atlanta, bad axe, battle creek, bay city, benton harbor, dearborn, grand rapids, jackson, kalamazoo, lansing, saginaw, and traverse city. the state health department released case counts and death tolls daily and updated recovered cases weekly. reviews of the outcomes of reported covid cases led to the discovery of unrecorded deaths on multiple occasions. these deaths were added to the daily toll when discovered, with the result that daily reported deaths did not always indicate the current state of the epidemic. recovery from the disease was defined simply as surviving 30 days after first symptoms, with no review of actual health or hospitalization status. starting may 29, 2020, families could get tested together in kalamazoo. starting april 13, 2020, new testing sites opened in atlanta, bad axe, bay city, battle creek, benton harbor, detroit, flint, jackson, kalamazoo, and traverse city. economic impact aviation main article: impact of the covid-19 pandemic on aviation michigan airports received a combined $256 million in federal aid to help ease economic hardship from the coronavirus crisis, funded by the cares act. starting march 13, 2020, delta air lines, which has a major hub at detroit metropolitan airport, said it would cancel all flights to europe for 30 days, decreasing flights by 40% and grounding 300 planes. delta had previously indicated it would reduce international flights by 20–25% and domestic flights by 10–15%. on april 28, delta announced it was suspending flights to and from flint, lansing, and kalamazoo and several other small hub airports across the country after losing $534 million in the first quarter of 2020 due to the pandemic. american airlines ended service to 15 small airports, including kalamazoo, starting october 7. grocery stores starting on march 15, 2020, several grocery chains that have stores in michigan, including kroger, meijer, and walmart, began reducing their business hours for cleaning and restocking in response to the pandemic. similarly, michigan-based meijer reported a plan to hire 40–50 new seasonal employees per store to help meet public demand during the outbreak. kroger announced that, starting the morning of march 23, all of its michigan stores would be dedicating the first hour of business on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays to seniors, expectant mothers, first responders, and those with compromised immune systems. the following week, kroger announced it would hire up to 2,000 people in michigan in response to the pandemic. automotive manufacturing temporary hospital in the tcf center in detroit. the 2020 north american international auto show in detroit was canceled on march 29, due to the use of its venue tcf center as a fema facility. michigan-based automotive manufacturers general motors, ford, and fiat chrysler announced plans to gradually