Governor Edwards releases a proclamation Thursday that will officially loosen restrictions on restaurants and churches starting Friday. Gyms, movie theaters, nail, and hair salons can reopen. Edwards says the proclamation spells out that residents should continue to wear masks, social distance and practice good hygiene.
“If people get too anxious, if we lose patience, if we are inconsiderate to fellow Louisianians than we can go in the wrong direction,” said Edwards.
Edwards says moving to phase one doesn’t mean life returns to pre-coronavirus. He says if too many people go beyond what the CDC and state health department recommends, we will be back to square one.
“That’s the worst thing you can do for the economy, because then you are going to have to slam on the brakes and you are not not going to be transition into subsequent phases as quickly as you normally would,” said Edwards.
The COVID-19 death toll in Louisiana has reached 23-hundred and the state is reporting over 33-thousand cases as the state prepares to reopen a portion of its economy. Edwards says the rate of transmission in some parts of the state is lower than one and he hopes to keep it that way.
“It’s because the people of Louisiana have taken upon themselves to be good neighbors and to do what is necessary and I’m just going to encourage you to do that,” said Edwards.
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