'We want to do this in a thoughtful way that engenders confidence and ensures customers and employees are safe,' Governor DeWine tweeted Thursday.
Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday that he was looking at plans to reopen businesses in the state in phases on May 1 even as the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. continues, with some states extending stay-at-home orders or forming alliances to determine the best time to reopen.
But some fear opening the U.S. too early may lead to another round of new coronavirus cases. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a Thursday conference call that it would be"the greater of two evils to open up the economy in a way that is not science-based, that isn't based on the health and the well-being of the American people."
"Ohioans have done a great job," DeWine said at a Thursday news briefing."You have all done a phenomenal job. You have, it would appear, flattened the curve." According to data from DeWine's office, there are"8,414 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Ohio and 389 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A total of 2,331 people have been hospitalized, including 707 admissions to intensive care units."
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