"The life of this state is now in danger," said the governor
The governor spoke dramatically in the midst of covidation and deaths rising rapidly.
The reality ofcoronavirus pandemic in the United States is that while there isFour states with rather serious epidemics To obtain most of the attention of the media, Arizona, Florida, Texas and California - almost all states have experienced a significant increase in coronavirus numbers, including cases, positive tests, hospitalizations and theCOVID dead. State officials and nation leaders make dramatic ways to residents to wear masks and comply with social distancing measures to try to slow the propagation of the virus. Which includes the governor's ohioMike of Dwine, who said, "The life of our state is now in danger," at a television address about the Ohio coronavirus.
"If all we do not do itTake immediate steps to slow down this virusThe tragedy we see to play our TV screens every day in Florida, Texas, Arizona and California might be our reality in a few weeks, "said Dewine at his address, as indicated byColumbus expedition. "It does not need to be in this way in Ohio."
Dew has announced no new measure, like aMask mandate or oneReturn to Lockdown. Instead, he suggested that it was up to residents to "redouble the efforts" to flatten the curve, as they did at the beginning of the pandemic. "What your local health department, or the Ohio Department of Health, or that I order is not as important as what we all do in these critical days to come," said Dewine.
According to Reuters, last week, Ohio saw 23%Increase in new cases of COVID, with a 41% increase in deaths. With aHigh infection rate 1.16, cases propagate quickly in the state. On July 16th,The New York Times reports more than 69,300Coronavirus case in Ohioand 3,075 deaths. This number of deaths, Dewine noted during his television remarks, is almost as high as the number of ohioens died in the Vietnam War.
While Ohio may not have national attention thanMore difficult states Experimenting an exponential push in cases, it was quoted as a state to keep an eye on. Last week,Ashish jha, MD, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, named Ohio as one of the four states about to switch from a "yellow" risk to "orange" which must "Ratchet rear activity"Covid Concurring." All should try to remove the virus, they can still, "Jhaa said on Twitter.
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Dewine's refusal to implement new resident restrictions has frustrated by other state officials. "On the rise of cases and deaths, he has not announced anything that will change this direction," saidDavid Pepper, President of the Democratic Party in the State. Pepper believes that a mask mask mandate is essential for slowing the propagation of coronavirus in Ohio.
Nevertheless, Dewine spoke dramatically by echoing the expert word of the diseaseJohn Mr. Barry Saying that there iswill not be a third chance Check the virus. "We want to go back to the way things were and it's understandable. But when we do, we play games with our lives," said Dewine. "Our way of life in Ohio is in danger. Our life is in danger ... This virus is real. He kills our family members, our friends, our colleagues." And for more states trying to contain COVID epidemics, here is9 states that reversed their reopinitions such as coronavirus surges.