The virus is still out there. It is still killing people. The more we open up, and the more contacts you have - no matter how careful you are - cases are going to go up. This is a balance. To throw the doors open on May 1 would be totally irresponsible.
I have an obligation as Governor of #Ohio to get people back to work and keep them safe. Opening everything up all at once would not be consistent with keeping people safe.
If Ohioans go back to business as usual, the curve is going to go straight back up and more will die. I'm not going to do that. I'm trying to balance the harm to the economy with understanding that for businesses to come back, employees and customers have to feel safe.
Our #ResponsibleRestartOhio plan is the best guarantee that Ohioans will feel safe that they can start going to stores - that there are protections there for them; that employees can go back to work knowing their employers have safeguards in place.
That's how we get Ohioans back to work. I am optimistic about our future, but I'm not going to be reckless about it.
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