What is “Essential Travel”?

March 27th, 2020 | Posted in Stay at Home Order |

Essential Travel is any travel necessary for an Essential Activity. Here are some examples of Essential Travel:
- travel to care for, or deliver supplies to, elderly persons, children, and people with disabilities
- travel to purchase food and other household supplies
- travel to care for pets
- travel to schools and other educational institutions where the travel is necessary to receive materials for distance learning, receiving meals, or any other related services
- travel necessary to return to your home or place of residence in Delaware
- travel necessary to return to your home or place of residence outside of Delaware
- travel to comply with a court order, including a custody agreement
- travel to work for those businesses deemed essential to remain open

Delaware
Division of Public Health,
Coronavirus Response