Andrew Kidd, an economist with the conservative Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio, said declaring a county or region safe may be fruitless, because as soon as the case count increases in an area, people will return to their homes an lock down again.
“It’s about whether people view it as contained or not,” he said. “Until you get that buy-in you’re not going to get your economy where it needs to be.”
Still, it appears as if at least some governors are going their own way — and antagonizing other states in the process.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose self-described “surgical” approach to shut down orders in his state has alarmed public health experts, said Tuesday that he is eager to work with the president to see what his team can put together.
“There’s no way a nine-month shutdown would be sustainable,” the governor said, adding that completely locking down the economy is just as extreme as those who say the virus is no big deal.
Reynolds, too, has resisted calls for a shelter-in-place order, saying some hospitals have begged her not to do it.
“We have people on both sides of the issue,” Reynolds said. “Because there is a hot spot in one area of the state it might not be practical for me to issue a statewide stay at home when the data isn’t driving me to do that.”
Shia Kapos and Lorraine Woellert contributed to this report.
Source: politico.com
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