Governors of these GOPs have long resisted the rules of masks and coronaviruses. Now their states are in crisis.

Here’s a look at how these governors have dealt with the fallout.

South Dakota Gov. Christie Noim

“There are many others who question the effectiveness of the mask, and South Dakotans should take the time to read this information so that they can make informed decisions for themselves and their families,” he wrote in an op-ed last month. “As I said before, if people want to wear masks, they should be free to do so. Similarly, those who do not want to wear masks should not be ashamed to wear them. And the government should not order that.”

Jodi Daring, a nurse in the South Dakota emergency room, said some of those who died at the hospital were in denial about the virus.

“They don’t believe Kovid is real,” he said. “His final death words are, ‘This can’t happen. It’s not real.’ “

Despite the growing health devastation, Noime said Friday that his strategy is working.

North Dakota Govt. Doug Bergam

Gov., a businessman elected Republican in 2016. Doug Bergham, resisted the mask command since the epidemic began.

But that trend has been volatile in recent weeks as Kovid-19 has been running in the state. Per capita, any U.S. in North Dakota. The state has the highest number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in the last seven days, and it ranks second only to new hospital admissions in South Dakota.

Over the weekend, he issued health rules for people requiring people to wear masks indoors and to limit indoor gatherings.

“Right now, the data calls for high-level efforts to counteract these dangerous trends, slow the spread of the virus and avoid the need for economic closure,” Bergham said in a video message announcing the measures. “Our situation has changed, and we must change with it.”

In addition, Bergham’s executive orders limit the capacity of people at bars, restrooms and event venues.

“We believe in North Dakotans. We believe in the power of personal responsibility. And we now need personal responsibility to slow the spread of Covid-1 of.”

Governor of Wyoming. Mark Gordon

In the country’s least populous state, Republican Gov. Mark Gorden, who took office in 2019, did not issue stay-at-home orders in the spring and people are not required to wear masks.

Yet after months of advising residents to take “personal responsibility” for their own safety, he admitted on Friday that the strategy had failed. Wyoming has the highest number of new coronavirus cases per capita per day in the last seven days, with rapidly increasing hospital admissions and deaths.

In a news conference filled with frustration and anger, he called people “knucklesheads” for their irresponsible actions and said “it’s time Wyoming woke up and became serious about what he was doing.”

Gordon said the virus itself has made temporary manipulations with employees taking any government action.

“More businesses around our state have been shut down by sick workers than our health orders,” he said.

“If I can’t trust you, we have to do something else,” he said.

Iowa Govt. Kim Reynolds

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who took office in 2017, has been resisting mask orders and shutdowns for months.

Now, Iowa is just behind Dakota in terms of new coronavirus case criteria being adjusted for the population, and ranks fourth in the number of hospital admissions per capita in the state. Its seven-day positivity rate is just over 50% behind South Dakota and Wyoming.

She said the spread of the virus has pushed hospitals to the brink, and she accused many Iowans of being “satisfied” with the need to pinpoint the curve.

“That doesn’t mean this change will be easy or popular, but it is necessary if we want to keep our businesses open, keep our children in school and our health care systems stable,” he said.

Nebraska Govt. Pete Ricketts

Republican businessman, Gov. Pete Ricketts, who has served as governor since 2015, outperformed almost any other governor in his resistance to the mask order.

“This is a very serious situation for our hospitals and we need to take part in slowing down the spread of the virus,” he said on Friday.

The level of controls in the state depends on the availability of state hospital beds, but the restrictions are also quite negligible.

Ricketts told people to wear masks but pushed against statewide requirements, saying “I’m in favor of educating people.”

He spoke Friday while self-quarantining at home with his wife after dinner after testing positive for Covid-19. He has tested negative for the virus.

Idaho Govt. Bread Little

The outbreak in Idaho is not as severe as in other nearby states – per capita, the 17th newest infection in the last seven days.

Nevertheless, Republican Gov. Brad Little, who took office last year, acknowledged that the strategy without a few restrictions on statewide mask orders and rallies has not yet been effective. He specifically said that public education has been inadequate in terms of wearing masks.

He said half the population of Idaho is under local mask order, but people are not complying with it or taking off their masks in private information. Hospitals are warning that they will have to start rationing care soon.

So on Friday Little announced that it was signing a public health decree returning to Stage 2 of the state’s plans to reopen it, banning gatherings of more than 10 people outside and outside their homes, except for religious and political gatherings.

Nana did not issue a statewide mask order, but he called on 100 members of the National Guard to support the health care system.

“Our hospitals and other health care providers are telling us that many health care workers in Idaho are sick with covid, and are contracting it within the community. And healthy doctors and nurses have been burned to death by overwork.”