Some local officials in Georgia are denouncing Gov. Brian Kemp for issuing a shelter-in-place order that upended local efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.
amid the growing pandemic. But the town's decision was abruptly reversed when Kemp's shelter-in-place order went into effect and reopened the state's beaches.Department of Natural ResourcesMayor Shirley Sessions called the decision a"reckless mandate," adding that the health of the town's 3,100 residents, staff and visitors are now at risk.
"As the Pentagon ordered 100,000 body bags to store the corpses of Americans killed by the coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp dictated that Georgia beaches must reopen, and declared any decision makers who refused to follow these orders would face prison and/or fines," she said in"Tybee City Council and I are devastated by the sudden directives and do not support his decisions."
Sessions, who was sworn in three months ago, noted that Tybee is not currently staffed with emergency medical services or life guards. She said beach parking lots will remain closed and that she will pursue legal options to change Kemp's mandate.that officers"report no issues as they patrol the beach and surrounding areas. Beachgoers are mostly locals and complying with social distancing orders.
Sessions said the plywood signs and wooden barricades indicating the beach is closed will likely be taken down Monday. She pleaded with the public to stay off the beaches and encouraged people to take videos if they see people gathering too close together on the beach.Several other officials have criticized the governor's decision in local media.
Kemp had previously resisted calls to issue a statewide order for people to stay at home. His tightening of restrictions was welcomed by health officials, butKemp said he was taking the step because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was now"finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs." Health officials have warned that people who do not appear sick could be spreading the disease since late January.
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