This fact does them in... //

Eric M. Strauss
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@ericMstrauss
JUST IN: @ABC looked at 21 states that eased restrictions May 4 or earlier & found no major increase in hospitalizations, deaths or % of people testing positive in any of them. [SC, MT, GA, MS, SD, AR, CO, ID, IA, ND, OK, TN, TX, UT, WY, KS, FL, IN, MO, NE, OH] via @AMitrops //

That’s a pretty good indicator, if it wasn’t already apparent, that threats about what will happen if states reopen aren’t materializing. //

Some of the states like Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and Arkansas didn’t have stay at home orders, never experienced a surge and didn’t experience one in easing other restrictions.