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Schools are still open. Sports are still being played. Restaurants were as busy over the weekend as they were in recent weeks.
Even so, Whitmer is holding fast to her recent position that she is not going to impose new economic restrictions, a stance that drew praise from a business leader.
“To her credit, there has been a tremendous amount of pressure, among the media especially, to try and to push her into further lockdowns,” Brian Calley, president of the Small Business Association of Michigan and former lieutenant governor to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, said in a member Facebook event.
Gov. Whitmer suggested, not mandated, a two-week pause in sports as cases in the state climb. In Bedford, baseball continues with precautions and MHSAA protocols.
Slows Bar BQ said it is stopping indoor dining in Corktown and Grand Rapids after consideration of the health department recommendations, with plans to reopen at the end of the month. Mask up and stay safe Michigan! the small Michigan restaurant chain posted Monday on Facebook at the end of a long announcement about what it called a pause, adding, Let s get through this!
Still, Slows promises to satisfy your Yardbird cravings with outdoor dining and takeout.
Michigan s children s hospitals are now confronting a massive surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, which reached 3,953 Monday, surpassing the state s spike late last year.
Mich. Gov. Whitmer faces resistance to COVID-19 shutdowns
In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Friday, April 9, 2021. Faced with the country’s highest rate of new coronavirus infections, Whitmer on Friday urged a two-week suspension of in-person high school classes, all youth sports and indoor restaurant dining. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has been faced with calls to keep her state open after urging residents to stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19.