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Rumors have been circulating for nearly a week that new coronavirus mitigation restrictions in Pennsylavnia would be announced by Governor Tom Wolf. Instead, on Wednesday, Governor Wolf announced that he and members of his security team tested positive for the coronavirus.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said at a Wednesday news conference that the state could announce new restrictions as early as Thursday. But Fitzgerald threw cold water on the idea of another shutdown, like what was seen during the first wave of the pandemic.
“What we have learned since the beginning of the pandemic is more strategic strategies to isolate where the risky behavior or the risky potential exists,” Fitzgerald said. “Limiting certain gathering numbers, and activities, and those sorts of things.”