With the end of April comes the beginning of the end of the pandemic, with 28 states set to begin reopening tomorrow:
FOX 8 – More than half of the United States will be partially reopened by the end of the week when many states’ stay-at-home orders are set to expire.
Governors across the country have been announcing whether they will begin phased reopenings of their states when many of their order expire this week or wait a few weeks more. At least 28 states will have loosened coronavirus restrictions by Friday.
There are more than 1 million reported cases of coronavirus in the United States and at least 60,966 deaths.
Florida is among the states that will soon reopen. Its restaurants and retail shops can let customers inside, at reduced capacity, starting Monday. The change in restrictions will not apply to Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, home to about 6 million people.
“These counties have seen the lion share of the pandemic, but they are trending in a positive direction,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “We are working with them and I do believe they will be able to move to phase one very soon.”
West Virginia will allow dentists to go back to work Thursday. Restaurants, churches and professional services, like salons, can open on Monday, with restrictions, said Gov. Jim Justice.
Some states are extending their shutdowns…
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced in a news conference that he has extended the stay-at-home order for the state until May 15. And while California has a plan for a phased reopening, the state has no set end date for its stay-at-home order and Gov. Gavin Newsom said that reopening schools and businesses is still “weeks away.”
Add North Carolina to that list. We are closed until May 8th by order of our governor.
But regardless I am so glad to see so many other states beginning their reopenings and boy does the country ever need it. With unemployment somewhere around 20%, it’s going to take a while to get back to where we were and the longer we wait to reopen, the longer it will take.