Political Rewind: Safety Precautions, Risk Assessment As COVID-19 Cases Rise Ahead Of Holiday Season
Wednesday on Political Rewind:\xa0The coronavirus epidemic has uprooted many of the norms of daily life,\xa0and that will continue to be true through the holiday season. Yesterday, Gov. Brian Kemp urged Georgians to consider alternative\xa0virtual Thanksgiving gatherings in order to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Georgia is faring better than other states at the moment,\xa0yet the rate of new infections continues to rise. Last week, an average of over 2,500 Georgians reported new COVID-19 infections each day.\n\nThe White House Coronavirus Task Force issued an advisory to Georgia, warning the state is \u201cin the early stages of a full resurgence\u201d and has urged state leaders to take aggressive new steps now to tamp down the virus before it spirals out of control.\n\nGov. Kemp did not issue new restrictions or mask mandates, describing new data as a \u201cbump\u201d and not a "spike."