As of 2023, no U.S. states have re-implemented closures or lockdowns due to COVID-19. By the end of 2023, all states had allowed their COVID-19 emergency orders to expire, signaling an end to state-level public health emergency declarations related to the pandemic
. Most states have lifted COVID-related restrictions, including mask mandates and vaccine or testing requirements, moving toward normal operations
. Historically, states issued lockdowns and stay-at-home orders in 2020, but these were lifted mostly by mid-2020 to 2021, with California and Oregon being among the last to lift lockdowns in mid-2021
. Since then, states have not returned to full closures or lockdowns. In summary, no states are closing again due to COVID-19 in 2023; restrictions and emergency declarations have ended nationwide
