Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee said he will extend his stay-at-home order until May 31
Dr. Irwin Redlener speaks during the Children's Health Fund Annual Benefit 2019 in New York City on June 05, 2019. Noam Galai/Getty Images
Governors who are easing restrictions on businesses and residents are risking the lives of citizens, disaster experts said Friday. “You’re making a big mistake. It’s going to cost lives,” Dr. Irwin Redlener, a pediatrician and disaster preparedness specialist at Columbia University Medical Center, told CNN Friday.
Redlener and Joseph Fair, senior fellow in pandemic policy at Texas A&M University, warned in a report that no state or city should begin to reduce restrictions until coronavirus infections have been steadily decreasing for 10 days to two weeks, and not until enough tests are available to assess just how many people really are infected. So far, 31 states have announced plans or have started reducing restrictions imposed to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
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