Tag Archives: Brian Kemp

Trump administration moves to exempt teachers from quarantine requirements

The Trump administration has issued new manuals designating teachers as ‘critical infrastructure workers’, potentially removing the way to exempt them from quarantine requirements. Health officials in South Carolina also appointed critical infrastructure teachers, according to The Associated Press. The school board in Greene County in Eastern Tennessee meanwhile voted to …

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Georgia’s governor allows local mask mandates, with limits

Atlanta Georgia’s governor, who has opposed local masquerade mandates and even sued Atlanta once in a while, has signed a new executive order allowing local governments to impose masquerade requirements to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. As with previous assignments, the one issued Saturday says residents and visitors to the …

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Georgia reports more than 4,000 new cases of coronavirus

Georgia reported more than 4,000 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, according to state data. The state health department reported 4,293 new cases and 54 new deaths in the past 24 hours, with a total of 175,052 cases and 3,563 deaths statewide. The new cases reported Tuesday were an increase …

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