Oklahoma Gov. defends reopening beyond Trump recommendations
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt defended his decision to reopen his state’s economy during the coronavirus pandemic, even as his allowances exceed the White House’s recommendations for how soon states should get back up and running.
The Trump administration’s multi-phase plan says that states should not even enter Phase One until they have seen 14 consecutive days of declining cases, which is not the situation in Oklahoma. Stitt is also allowing businesses, including barbershops and beauty salons, to reopen by appointment only, even though Trump recently said he believes they should have to wait longer given the personal nature of their services.
“You have to go back and think about why we closed down in the first place,” Stitt told “Fox News Sunday,” stating the shutdown was geared toward specific goals. “You know I’ve issued 15 executive orders since March 15 when I first declared a state of emergency, but it was to build capacity in our hospitals to make sure we didn’t overrun our health care system, it was to build supply for PPE, and it was to flatten the curve. The facts in our state are, March 30 we peaked in hospitalization with 560 across the state. Today we have 300 across the state in our hospitals.”
Because of that decline, Stitt said it was “time for a measured reopening,” but said, “we have to continue with the social distancing” because coronavirus does remain an issue.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oklahoma-gov-defends-reopening-beyond-trump-recommendations/ar-BB13ee3f?li=BBnb7Kz
Looks like you have three times that. Is math not required in Oklahoma schools?
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