Government Expands List of Workers Who Can Work Amid Stay-at-Home Orders

Nassau County police lead a donation drive to collect medical equipment such as N95 surgical masks, nitrile gloves, Tyvek suits, and antibacterial and disinfecting wipes to battle the CCP virus pandemic, at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York, on March 24, 2020. Al Bello/Getty Images

The federal government expanded the list of workers who should continue going to work even as more states issue orders requiring residents to largely stay at home.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs issued the first list on essential critical infrastructure workers on March 19 before issuing an updated list on March 28.