Ohios coronavirus response a national guide to the crisis

[Shawnster]

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis

 

When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a ban on spectators at the Arnold Classic, a juggernaut of a sports festival that brings tens of millions in revenue, the move seemed radical. It was March 3, and the state, after all, had not even had a single confirmed case of the novel coronavirus.

 

But within days, large-capacity events were being canceled nationwide.

 

A week later, DeWine recommended that his state’s colleges suspend in-person classes. Across the country, they soon did. He then closed Ohio’s public schools. Other states followed.

 

And on Sunday, DeWine ordered all restaurants and bars be shuttered. By Monday, they were turning out the lights in New York, New Jersey and Maryland, too.

 

The governor’s ahead-of-the-curve response has won raves from public health experts and from politicians of both parties, who say DeWine’s reliance on medical advice and his unwillingness to put a sheen on the crisis’s damaging impact stands out. 

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-ohio-dewine-outbreak/2020/03/16/9bde6b1e-67b2-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html?outputType=amp

Edited March 17, 2020 by Shawnster

[BenJepthah]

And starting at just after midnight ( Tuesday morning) a shelter in place order is in effect in Ohio.