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[quote=Anonymous]from today's Washington Post live updates:

[b]Hogan says current coronavirus numbers don’t justify rolling back state’s reopening[/b]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Tuesday that Maryland’s current coronavirus numbers do not justify rolling back the state’s reopening plan. But he said he is continuing to monitor the state’s positivity rate, acute and hospital bed usage, and number of deaths in the state, and will not hesitate to “do something” if it is “absolutely necessary.”

“They are all trending in the right direction, unlike some other states,” Hogan said during a discussion with Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. “But as soon as we start to see numbers that don’t look good, it’s going to cause us to take whatever actions that are necessary. … My goal is to try to keep the economy safely open because the economic crisis is nearly as bad as or just as bad as the health crisis.”

Local health leaders in six of the state’s most populous jurisdictions have called on Hogan to reconsider the activities the state allows during the pandemic, including large gatherings and indoor service in bars and restaurants. These health officials say they are increasingly concerned about the number of cases and rate of transmission.

Last week Hogan called on local leaders to clamp down on bar and restaurant owners that were not adhering to mask wearing and social distancing requirements after seeing “some concerning and alarming numbers” among people under 35 years old who he said are going to parties and bars and not following the rules.

He said he remains concerned about the positivity rate among young people, which is nearly twice the rate of those 35 and older.

Hogan said he is advising people who visit hot-spot states such as Florida or Georgia to watch for symptoms, get tested and self-quarantine.

“We’re seeing people come up from some of the Southern states,” he said. “It was happening back from New York and New Jersey, back when they were hot spots. Now we’re seeing Southern states come up, but you can’t close your borders.”

By Ovetta Wiggins[/quote]

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