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April 24, 2020

As Georgia Reopens Businesses, Hospitals Brace for New Wave of Coronavirus Deaths
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In Georgia, Republican Governor Brian Kemp has defied the stark warnings
of public health experts and is reopening many nonessential businesses -
beginning today.

Gov. Brian Kemp: "We will allow gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys,
body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers, nail care
artists, aestheticians, their respective schools, and massage therapists
to reopen their doors this Friday, April the 24th."

The Associated Press reports President Trump and Vice President Pence
told Governor Kemp on Tuesday they approved of his aggressive plan to
reopen businesses - just one day before Trump reversed course and
publicly said he opposed the plan.