Gov. Kemp Defends Partial Shelter-In-Place Order For Georgia

In an interview with WABE about the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Brian Kemp outlined where he thinks Georgia is and why he doesn’t think a broader restrictive shelter-in-place order is necessary at this moment.

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Gov. Brian Kemp is defending his partial shelter-in-place order, applicable statewide to those with “increased risk of complications” from the coronavirus, including the elderly and those undergoing cancer treatment.

In an interview with WABE, he outlined where he thinks Georgia is and why he doesn’t think a broader restrictive order — as many other states, countries and cities including Atlanta and Savannah have instituted — is necessary right now.

Why limit the shelter-in-place order?