OPINION: Gov. Kemp: Don’t risk virus’ resurgence here

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 4/20/20 | AJC Editorial Board

[Nifster]

Maybe for the nation as a whole. I care about the peak where I live

[CondoleezzaProtege]

country should open up, hotspots like NYC do so later, and we should apply certain precautions; especially being mindful of the elderly and immuno-compromised. Why the sarcasm?

🤷🏻‍♀️

[zeestephen]

Re: “the state may be past its peak and a dire situation is getting better.”

The situation was never dire.

Georgia - COVID Deaths - 774

Georgia - Influenza Deaths - 1,530 (in 2018 - most recent data)

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/flu_pneumonia_mortality/flu_pneumonia.htm

Did they shut the state down for influenza?

Of course not!

[StAnDeliver]

"We're about to put the Free Market to the test. I don't see the good people of Georgia running out to restaurants right away."

Americans eat out 5.9 times a week on average. People in Georgia spend $2,462 per year, on average, on dining out.

[StAnDeliver]

"We need God’s wisdom with regard to how we treat the elderly."

And the Lord sayeth, hasten thee not unto a nursing home, for the funeral home layeth next door.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

:(

[Ann Archy]

DO THE RIGHT THING, KEMP....OPEN UP YOUR STATE!

These Newspaper people aren't losing ONE cent!

[mewzilla]

Looks like you health conscious Californians have been spreading the bug for weeks, possibly months, and just never realized it. If the antibody testing is anything to go by. :-)

[trebb]

Only way to be 100% sure is to wait for everyone to die before opening...

[ehvsteve]

I don’t call it the Atlanta Urinal and Constipation for nothing. Worthless liberal rag. But handy in a TP shortage.

[palmer]

I was talking about the peak in Georgia because I thought that's what you were talking about.

The peak came essentially right before the economic lockdown there.

[Nifster]

The peak death rate occurred on April 7 in Georgia

We are just now at peak daily cases

[palmer]

The peak death rate occurred on April 7 in Georgia We are just now at peak daily cases

April 7 was accounting errors. The peak of the curve was 3-4 April. The fact that deaths peaked is the only thing that matters.

[Nifster]

On what do you base that statement??