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'A vaccine is on the way but, make no mistake, we are facing the most difficult few months of this crisis,' the governor said.

Delaware will be able to keep vaccine at the ultra cold low temperatures required, and it's anxious not to waste any of the precious drugs.

'We have to take measures to mitigate the spread of the virus,' Carney said. 'We have some big decisions to make this week as we assess the data.'

To help avoid stressing the system, the Division of Public Health recommends only eating or spending time with people inside your own home.

'We all wish it were tomorrow,' Dr. Karyl Rattay said, 'but we’re anticipating that we’ll have adequate vaccine for the general population around March.'

When the changes go into effect Monday, they include a rule that will not allow more than two people to sit together at a bar.

Some of Delaware's drive-thru testings on Monday and Tuesday, upstate and down, will run for 12 hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

'These are difficult decisions, but we face a difficult and challenging winter,' Carney said. 'Our focus must be on protecting lives.'

New restrictions are coming and some could be curfews to shut down night-time socializing, and putting limits on gatherings in private homes.

Election day and Halloween were repeatedly brought up in the state’s weekly COVID-19 briefing today, with a key comment about the election that don’t relate to the pandemic. “I’m confident we will be prepared for what happens on election day...