Michigan Gov. Whitmer says that her state’s stay-at-home order is effectively slowing the rate of coronavirus infections and that she plans to issue an executive order that will extend restrictions while likely permitting some forms of activity.
Michigan is “not out of the woods yet,” she said, adding that she plans to issue another order extending some restrictions while easing others. She did not say Thursday when she plans to issue the new rules, but suggested at her press conference on Wednesday that she would release more details on Friday.“It will permit some activity if our numbers continue to go down and our testing continues to go up,” she said on MSNBC Thursday.
The reopening of Michigan’s economy will happen in waves in which officials will measure whether it’s safe to take the next step, she said. “We're going to see are we still safe to take the next step, or do we have to even consider pulling back a little bit," Whitmer said."This is how we're going to have to proceed for the near future.”she hoped to begin lifting some of the restrictions in her state by May 1
. She signed an executive action earlier this month that bans residents from traveling to in-state vacation homes or using motor boats. The order also tightened business restrictions, saying that large stores, for example, must close areas"dedicated to carpeting, flooring, furniture, garden centers, plant nurseries or paint."
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