Michigan has at least 27,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,768 deaths — third-most in the U.S.
— Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to toughen rather than relax what already was one of the nation’s strictest stay-home orders in response to the coronavirus is hitting opposition in her home state, where Republicans who backed her moves initially are now ratcheting up their criticism.
Others in rural areas say the restrictions should no longer be imposed statewide when the virus is far more concentrated in the Detroit area. Michigan has at leastWhitmer, whose administration is working on a plan to gradually get people back to work, contends far-flung communities must be on guard and she is saving lives.
GOP legislators are upset because she did not align Michigan with a federal agency’s revised list of critical infrastructure, which would have allowed more people to return to work. The list is advisory and not a directive, but House Speaker Lee Chatfield says the state should transition to asking which activities are safe or unsafe rather than essential vs. nonessential.
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