Posted on 04/16/2020 12:18:30 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said Ohio will begin to open back up on May 1.
“I am an optimist and am confident that Ohioans will also live up to the challenge of doing things differently as we open back up beginning on May 1st,” he said.
DeWine said as the state open backs up, they will continue to monitor where Ohio is in the curve, the amount of PPE that’s available and Ohio’s testing capacity.
“In re-opening any business, it will be essential to provide a safe environment for employees. We cannot have another large spike of COVID-19 cases.,” he said.
DeWine said he wants to talk with superintendents before making a school announcement “early next week” on what the next phase looks like for them.
He asked each industry in the state to put plans together in regard to how they would protect employees and customers when they begin to open up.
In addition, the governor wants essential businesses that have been open to help come up with best practices.
He says the state has to figure out how the safest way possible for businesses, schools, and citizens to emerge from the stay-at-home order
“I’ve felt all along that, as Governor, we have to tell people what we know, when we know it. We will continue to do that. The sad truth is that we’ve won the battle, it appears we’ve flattened the curve, but the monster is still out there," DeWine said.
According to DeWine, major events, such as concerts, sports and fairs, will be the last things to come back from the shutdown.
As of Thursday, Ohio has 8,414 total cases of COVID-19 and 389 deaths.
Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton said face masks will be a big part of our future.
“Do not underestimate the power of donning your face mask,” she said. “The path ahead will consist of several phases and there is a lot of things that you can do to help us continue to flatten the curve, such as great hygiene and wearing a face mask while out in public.”
As of Thursday, Ohio has 8,414 total cases of COVID-19 and 389 deaths.
Gov. DeWine says there is a critical shortage of COVID-19 test kit components, including the swabs used to collect samples and the sterile solution needed to transport the swabs.
The governor says OSU is working with 3D manufacturing companies, including FormLabs, Inc. in Toledo, and academic institutes across the state to manufacture the swabs and swab kits in significant amounts.
The first order of 15,000 3D printed swabs for COVID-19 test kits will be delivered to Ohio State, with a target of 200,000 swabs and swab kits, allowing more people to be tested by the end of April.
Someone must have taken my suggestion to protest on Dr. Amy’s lawn and run with it.
LOL! Thank you Mr. McFrog!
This is wonderful news.
Midwest governors announce partnership to coordinate reopening economies
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Thursday announced the latest coalition of regional governors who will collaborate on a plan for reopening their states’ economies after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
The alliance will include Pritzker, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).
“We are doing everything we can to protect the people of our states and slow the spread of COVID-19, and we are eager to work together to mitigate the economic crisis this virus has caused in our region,” the governors said in a joint statement.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/493181-midwest-governors-announce-partnership-to-coordinate-reopening-economies
May 1st is an eternity to businesses hanging by a thread...by then a lot of small businesses will be out of business! I guess that’s what they want!
May Day. Take that commies!
I’ll believe it when it happens. The fair lady Acton has been listening to “scientists” don’t you know? And that monster is still around.
I’m curious as to how they’ll stage the opening up, and what restrictions will they “recommend”?
This is good news and hopefully other Govs will follow as the hospitalization stats start falling. Personally I think small biz stores and services could open even sooner as we see in Europe but the Govs are all deathly afraid of being on the front end of the 2nd wave.
What is absurd is for my state of Kalifornia, which is clearly peaking now at far lower levels than projected, to delay a paced re-opening until June 1.
I hope this adds more pressure on my state of PA to also reopen.
Ok, so Ohio is part of a 3-state deal with Gov. Brassiere and Gov. Holcomb. I fully expect Holcomb to follow suit BUT I expect that the grapes of wrath need to be unleashed on the Suthern contingent of this trio...
You can say that again!
May Day works for me. Reclaim it for Capitalism!
Great, let the people protect themselves and get back to work. The government needs to keep the roads open and reduce Red tape and taxes.
Not if they "teamed" up with Captain Cuomo
I bet Rush is right, and just about when these two weeks are over they’ll extend another two weeks, and so forth.
If he is in a midwestern alliance with all those rat governors there is no way he reopens on May 1...
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