Restrictions could be lifted on up to 100,000 Minnesota workers by Monday
Thousands of closed businesses may reopen Monday, with safety plans.
The move puts Minnesota in a fairly aggressive posture compared with other states, which have been adhering to the White House's Open Up America Again Guidelines to pursue only a "phased comeback" once they have seen 14 consecutive days of declines in COVID-19 cases. But Walz and state officials said the decision was science-based and not open-ended like the plan to restart almost all businesses in Georgia that even President Donald Trump has criticized.The move also does not change the rest of the stay-home order, which remains in effect until May 4, or recommendations for people to continue to work from home if they can.
So it was "science" that made Walz decide to order one of the most draconian lock downs of any state because his science convinced him that 74,000 Minnesotans would die. Now "science" will make Walz a target for liberals who will demand that he is opening too soon.
Reality... Minnesota still does not have a death of anyone under the age of 50. Approximately 70% of our deaths are occurring from people living in long term care facilities (nursing homes). We are in the bottom five in terms of cases per million and on the lower end with deaths per million. We could attribute this to our hard core lock down, but the truth is that we are not doing significantly better (and in some cases worse) than our neighboring states that do not have draconian lock downs in place.
Not only does science suggest that we ease our restrictions, but common sense demands that we do it.
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Describe those "safety plans" for us, Ch. The governor of SD is opening up buisnesses with an executive order that requires businesses not to have more than ten people in a building or locality at a time and requires people to maintain a distance of six feet or mroe from one another and practice hygiene.
Sounds like a pretty modified semi-lockdown to me.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-south-dakota-governor-gives-coronavirus-update-2
South Dakota has no stay at home order...
Every state is limiting businesses to some form or the other and everyone understands this. But when Minnesota has been fining people $3000 for being out of their homes for what is not considered a good enough reason... that's a lock down.
It's not all that unlike a house arrest, huh? Except nobody actually broke any laws that caused them to stay in their house under penalty of a $3000 fine or 90 days in jail.
Still waiting for Ch to describe those "safety plans." I'd like to see if they're similar to what the governor of SD (who by the way seems like a very reasonable person!) is advocating in her executive order.
Oh. I see. I posted before I saws your 12:17.
Thanks for the clarification.
Seems some form of moderate restrictions may be in play for a long time.
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@GovBillLee announces plan to reopen 89 of the state's 95 counties, saying Tennesseans "pulled together to flatten the curve." Restaurants will open on Monday at 50% occupancy, retailers open Wednesday. Federal guidelines will still need to be followed. #OANN
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