Good morning, and happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Here is where you can find information about COVID-19 in Georgia, including the tally of cases and deaths, which is updated daily at noon, which symptoms to look for, what to do if you suspect you may be infected with, or have been exposed to COVID-19, and the number – (844) 442-2681 – to call if you have these symptoms, and BEFORE BEFORE BEFORE you visit an ER, Urgent Care center, or doctor’s office.
- Here’s a recap of yesterday’s Special Session of the General Assembly, featuring your intrepid correspondent.
- Here are more details on the authority that was granted to the Governor by the General Assembly. The House and Senate will reconvene on April 15, 2020.
- In the Governor’s first act with his newly-granted authority, he ordered the closing of all public K-12 schools and colleges in Georgia through the end of March.
- While it is critically important that you not go out and about unless it’s absolutely necessary, and if you so absolutely no signs of illness, when you do need to make a grocery run, there will be plenty of food.
- Plans for drive-through COVID-19 tests in Valdosta.
- A glimpse of what might come? Residents in several San Francisco-area counties are ordered to shelter in place.
- A look inside the Delta Airlines command center as the impact of COVID-19 unfurled across the travel industry.
- The impact COVID-19 on Atlanta’s adult entertainment scene is profound (but you can still get take-out food from Magic City).