Minnesota Governor Tim Wallace said he wants Dakots’ neighboring states to take more aggressive measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Governor of South Dakota Christy Noime For criticism.
According to Associated Press reports, Wallace made the remarks during a news conference in St. Paul’s, where he announced new bans on bars, restaurants and gatherings in Minnesota.
He lamented that Minnesota is joining the Dakots, which leads the country in new cases per capita despite its relatively small population.
The Democratic governor said he did not blame neighboring states for it, but said there was a Sturgis motorcycle rally this summer in the south.Absolutely unnecessaryAnd those data show that it has helped spread the virus outside the state.
Speaking to Noim, who is a Republican, he said he wished the state had canceled the rally and enforced a statewide mask order, as in Minnesota.
“And this one is a little bit personal because the governor of South Dakota has now stripped the state hospital of its ability to travel to other states and criticize others,” Walze said.
Noime has repeatedly said Statewide masks will not issue a requirement And health experts have expressed skepticism about what they say prevents the spread of facial infections.
He has used his refusal to issue orders to become a rising star among conservatives, and a trip to the presidential arena, such as New Hampshire and Iowa, has fueled speculation that he is eyeing a 205-run presidential election.
Noam’s spokesman, Ian Fury, said in a statement Wednesday that Wallace was wrong about the hospital situation in South Dakota.
He noted that the state’s Covid-19 website shows that 36% of South Dakota’s hospital capacity is available across the state.
However, South Dakota health officials acknowledged Tuesday that they include intensive care unit beds designed for infants in the total count of hospital beds available in the state.
“Governor Noime has provided his people with all the science, facts and data, and since then they have believed in making the best decisions for him and his loved ones,” Fury said. “He will continue this approach.”
On the contrary, in North DakotaRepublican Gov. Doug Bergham said this week that his state’s hospitals are under “extreme pressure” to increase the number of Covid-19 cases.
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