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Business Group Wants Wisconsin Economy Opened Starting May 11
That date is about two weeks earlier than the end date of the governor's Safer At Home extension, which runs through May 26.
MILWAUKEE, WI — A leading Milwaukee-area business group is calling for the state to begin rolling back Gov. Tony Evers' Safer At Home order, starting on May 11.
According to a Milwaukee Business Journal report, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce made the announcement Tuesday, saying they want the governor to begin reopening the economy starting the week of May 11. Specifically, the business group wants the governor to transition into phase one of the Badger Bounce Back Plan.
That date is about two weeks earlier than the end date of the governor's "Safer-At-Home" extension, which runs through May 26.
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Evers said the Badger Bounce Back plan, was based in part on the President's Guidelines for Opening Up America Again that was issued by the White House on April 16.
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"Currently, Wisconsin does not meet the criteria the White House established to start reopening our state. The Badger Bounce Back plan takes important steps to get the state of Wisconsin there," Evers said in a statement.
According to the state's plan, officials would have to see the following criteria met in each phase in order to advance to the next phase:
Symptoms:
A downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses reported within a 14-day period and a downward trajectory of COVID-19-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period.
Cases:
A downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period
Hospitals:
Treat all patients without crisis care and a robust testing programs in place for at-risk healthcare workers, with decreasing numbers of infected healthcare workers.
Phase One
If the above criteria are met the first time, the following would happen:
- Reopen restaurants under social distancing guidelines.
- Reopen essential businesses and lift retail restrictions.
- Partially reopen nonessential businesses.
- Reopen K-12 schools.
- Reopen day care businesses.
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