COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana
Governor Holcomb also ordered all bars, restaurants, and nightclubs to close to in-house patrons; only take-out would be permitted.
[11] He put the following restrictions in place:[12] Governor Holcomb issued additional executive orders closing many state government offices, extending state-issued licenses and permits 60 days, and giving the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco commission the authority to suspend or revoke liquor licenses for establishments that were not complying with a previous directive to engage in carryout sales only.
[12] On March 26, eight residents and two staff members of a Johnson County, Indiana senior home tested positive for COVID-19.
[15] Due to delays in receiving test results, March death totals were gradually revised upward in later months.
Bars, gyms, entertainment events and venues such as zoos, concert halls, movie theaters, bowling alleys, amusement parks, playgrounds, adult day cares, casinos, community swimming pools and camps are not open during Stage 2.
[26] On June 3, Governor Holcomb issued Executive Order 20–30, extending the public health disaster emergency declaration to July 4.
[27] On July 22, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announces that he plans to issue a mask mandate with criminal penalties.
[28] On July 22, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill warns that Governor Holcomb has no authority to enact a mask mandate with criminal penalties.
[31] On July 29, Governor Holcomb is caught violating his own mask mandate & social distancing executive order.
One of Notre Dame's student newspapers, The Observer, published a front-page editorial titled, "Don't Make Us Write Obituaries".
[41] On August 28, Wabash County Council unanimously passes a resolution in support of fully reopening the state as small businesses are being permanently damaged & bankrupted; several reports on social media report that there is no enforcement of social distancing, mask mandates or occupancy restrictions within Wabash County, Indiana.
On July 20, US District Judge Damon R. Leichty upheld an Indiana University policy requiring that students receive COVID-19 vaccinations by August 15, if they wished to return to campus for the fall semester.
[51] On March 12, the National Basketball Association announced the season would be suspended for 30 days, affecting the Indiana Pacers.
[52] On June 4, the NBA announced a preliminary plan to restart the season on July 31 with 22 teams, including the Pacers, playing all the remaining games at Walt Disney World Resort.
Under the plan, all WNBA teams (including the Indiana Fever) would practice and be housed at IMG Academy for the entire season and would play all games without fans in attendance.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course race, the GMR Grand Prix, was held on July 4, 2020, during the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400 race weekend, as part of a double-header with the NASCAR Xfinity Series' Pennzoil 150, all of them held behind closed doors.
[58] New IndyCar and IMS owner Roger Penske disclosed in June that he preferred the 500 to be run with spectators in attendance (in order to showcase renovations made to the facility after he took ownership), and that he would be open to postponing the event to October if it cannot be held with fans in August.
[62] On March 20, 2020, Governor Holcomb issued Executive Order 20–07, postponing the 2020 Indiana primary election, originally scheduled for May 5, to June 2.
