Six-Foot Hair Clippers, and Other Thoughts on Opening Georgia
Georgia's governor lifted social distancing restrictions, taking mayors and business owners by surprise. What would it take to reopen the state, now, safely?
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
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Show Notes
Gyms. Bowling alleys. Tattoo parlors and piercing shops. Barbers and hair and nail salons. Masseuses. If you live in Georgia, some of those establishments could be open for business as early as this Friday. But those tracking COVID-19 say that the Peach State has yet to hit its peak infection rate. As Governor Kemp hastens to reopen, residents of Atlanta are worried about what the consequences will be for the state's biggest city.
On Today's Show:
Gregg Gonsalves, co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership and an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and contributing writer to The Nation, discusses the state of testing, how it needs to be expanded, and why the federal government and state governments need to cooperate.