Pennsylvania Businesses Reopening Despite Gov. Wolf’s Orders
Some Pennsylvania business owners are reopening their businesses in defiance of Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home orders, citing the need to save their livelihoods.
Some Pennsylvania business owners are reopening their businesses in defiance of Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home orders, citing the need to save their livelihoods.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Shapiro on Wednesday called for Pennsylvania to reopen, laying out statistics showing that the coronavirus pandemic did not overwhelm hospitals in the UPMC system and explaining that “this is a disease of the elderly, sick and poor” and warning that “extended social isolation” cannot continue.
Bars and restaurants in Ohio will be permitted to reopen this month in two phases, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced on Thursday.
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said at a press conference on Wednesday that Maryland may begin reopening as soon as next week as “low risk” outdoor activities such as walking on public beaches and golfing resume Thursday.
The department stores said about 25 percent of its stores will be re-opened next week.
Golf courses in Massachusetts are now allowed to reopen with certain restrictions, according to the state’s official website.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco refuses to “make criminals out of business owners, single moms, and otherwise healthy individuals for exercising their constitutional rights.”
A few small Montana schools are among the first to reopen in the United States this week as the country gradually attempts to return to a state of normalcy following the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
An Odessa, Texas, bar owner and a group of armed supporters were arrested by SWAT teams Monday after violating Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) shutdown order.
The Michigan House of Representatives and Senate joined forces on Wednesday to sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after she bypassed the legislature to extend the state of emergency declaration.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday warned that, while California will move into the next phase of reopening its economy this week, it is “not going back to normal” until there is a vaccine.
The owners of a Pennsylvania gym reopened their business despite the governor’s orders, stating that “enough is enough.”
At just three movie theaters in San Antonio, Texas, some 3,000 ticket-buyers showed up during the first open weekend since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Treasury Department spokeswoman Monica Crowley told Breitbart News on Saturday that she believes President Donald Trump is perfectly positioned to oversee the reopening of the United States economy.
People across the nation are taking part in “reopen” protests, demanding for governors to lift strict measures put in place over coronavirus.
The federal coronavirus guidelines used by many governors nationwide to justify their lockdowns phase out on Thursday, to be replaced with new federal guidelines to reopen America that will phase in, the White House confirmed to Breitbart News.