Crystal Nelson, News Staff Writer, and David Eggert, Associated Press
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In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Gov. Whitmer s administration said Wednesday that Michigan restaurants should be able to reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, 2021, if coronavirus cases and hospitalizations remain stable, extending a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting non-contact sports resume this weekend.
LANSING Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said today she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting non-contact sports resume this weekend.
LANSING Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting noncontact sports resume this weekend.
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MICHIGAN GOV. GRETCHEN Whitmer addresses the state Wednesday in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting non-contact sports resume this weekend.
The plan is to allow dining with mitigation measures, capacity limits and a curfew. Organized non-contact sports and group exercise classes can start Saturday.
“Our numbers have been headed in the right direction,” the Democratic said during a news conference while noting a recent slight uptick in the percent of tests coming back positive. “The pause that (the state) issued is working.”
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two.
The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association says the state's decision to continue the pause on indoor dining until at least Feb. 1 is "unacceptable."