Trump's comments about Georgia's plan to reopen at a daily White House briefing marked an abrupt shift in tone
After Georgia's Republican governor announced the reopening of salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses later this week, Trump urged"It's just too soon."by Georgia's Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses later this week, saying, "It's just too soon."
The announcement immediately prompted pushback by Atlanta's Democratic mayor, other political opponents and health experts who warned that the state has not yet taken the steps recommended under federal guidelines to reopen the economy safely. Trump has been stressing the importance of reopening states sooner than later to get the U.S. economy back on track and his administration recently announced a three-phase plan for making that happen. He also had health experts working with his administration present a lengthy briefing last week to show that states would have the testing capacity necessary to track and contain infections and start lifting restrictions.
Kemp responded in a tweet Wednesday night that he appreciated Trump's guidance but would move forward with his plan. The number of tests administered in Georgia had plateaued between 3,500 to 4,000 a day. However, on Wednesday, the state reported almost 6,000 tests over 24 hours, with Kemp saying on a conference call with Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler that Georgia was "really ramping up" its capacity.
As of Wednesday, more than 21,000 people in Georgia had been infected with the virus and more than 840 had died, according to the Sean Bear, an epidemiologist with the department’s eight-county district that includes Savannah, said intensive contact tracing has likely helped slow infections in his region. Bear said the coastal district kept tracking contacts, unlike areas where rising caseloads forced officials to largely stop.
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