Gov. Brian Kemp said on Monday that the numbers of diagnosed COVID-19 cases and visits to emergency departments are looking good enough, that restrictions in the state can start loosening up. Some businesses will be allowed to begin reopening on Friday, with more to follow on Monday.
But public health and medical experts are urging caution.
“I think there’s a lot of wishful thinking, a lot of hoping the data will move in the direction they would like it to,” said Doctor Harry Heiman, who teaches at Georgia State University’s School of Public Health.
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