Michigan Gov. Grethen Whitmer has imposed some of the strictest stay-at-home orders in the nation, including banning all public and private gatherings outside homes.
in the nation, including limiting the number of customers in essential stores to four for every 1,000 square feet; prohibiting employers from making employees come to work unless they are"necessary to sustain or protect life or to conduct minimum basic operations"; suggesting people limit the number of household members running errands; and banning all public and private gatherings outside homes.
Meshawn Maddocks of the Michigan Conservative Coalition, pictured in this undated photo, plans to lead a protest on April 15, 2020, at the Michigan State capital in Lansing over strict stay-at-home rules imposed by the governor. Maddock said she'll join a procession of vehicles beginning at noon on what would normally be Tax Day, encircling the capitol, in hopes Whitmer will get the message from her constituents that"bankrupting the state is not going to cure this virus."MORE: 'Torn up': African American family mourns 4 loved ones as COVID-19 racial disparities exposed
During a daily briefing on the pandemic this week, Whitmer said she doesn't plan to try to stop the demonstration.
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