Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp slammed Atlanta mayor’s decision to roll back the city’s reopening to Phase 1, calling it « confusing » and « legally unenforceable, » his office said Friday.
Phase 1 includes an order for residents to stay home except for essential trips. The city was in Phase 2 of reopening. Earlier this week the mayor, a Democrat, mandated people within the city limits wear a face covering.
Georgia added a record 4,484 new coronavirus case reports in one day, the state’s department of public heath said Friday.
But the governor’s office said the mayor’s plan is not « legally enforceable » because Kemp, a Republican, signed an executive order that prohibits local action from being more prohibitive than the state’s requirements.
« Once again, if the mayor actually wants to flatten the curve in Atlanta, she should start enforcing state restrictions, which she has failed to do.
