The Denver post: Denver's mayor orders residents to stay inside except for essential needs and is even shutting down liquor stores and recreational marijuana shops

Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesThe people in the state of Colorado have been under a growing list of restrictions to limit the spread COVID-19.On Monday, Denver's mayor ordered a more stringent mandate: People must stay inside until at least April 10, and possibly longer, unless they are grocery shopping, picking up medicine, or exercising.This will be difficult for the outdoorsy people of Denver to do.He is also closing liquor stores and recreational marijuana stores as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Medical marijuana stores are considered exempt and will remain open.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued an order on Monday telling the citizens of the city and county of Denver to stay indoors except for essential needs until at least April 10.Denver's metropolitan area has a population of about 3.2 million, however this order applies only to people who live inside the boundaries of Denver, or about 717,796 residents, not the neighboring suburbs. Mayor Hancock said he's working with nearby mayors hoping to encourage them to follow his lead.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Extremists turned a frog meme into a hate symbol, but Hong Kong protesters revived it as an emblem of hopeSee Also:Spain's coronavirus death toll has more than doubled in just 3 days with more than 2,000 people now deadTrump went on a Twitter spree urging the US economy to go back to business as usual starting as early as next weekThe UK's slow response to the coronavirus could cause up to 70,000 excess deaths according to a new study