Governor John Bel Edwards could announce today new restrictions on residents and businesses that will go into effect on May 1st. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says a big question is whether Louisiana’s coronavirus testing capacity can stay ahead of the epidemic.
“There’s already been a lot of movement to try to get adequate testing in the state, now we just need to make sure that we can execute and really do it. That is going to be the platform that you are going to need if you want to advance to a stage of reopening,” said Scott.
Scott says childcare social distancing guidelines and the availability of such services may create hurdles for parents that are heading back to work.
“Those are resources that are really difficult to provide safely in the coronavirus age. I think that is going to be one of the toughest things to come across. People need a place to take their children when they go to work,” said Scott.
Many businesses are eager to re-open. But Scott says there is an underestimated problem in getting commerce and industry going again and that is the potential legal liabilities against a business if an employee or customer gets COVID-19.
“Some of these things might be stuff the Governor can do, some of these things might be something that require legislation in order to bring about, but I think liability for businesses in their reopening is a major issue,” said Scott.
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