Ohio's Slow Re-Opening

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

Governor Mike DeWine has announced the process to begin to slowly open Ohio.

On May 1st, vets and doctors offices, including dentists, are allowed to open. Hospital procedures that don't require an overnight stay are now allowed again.

On May 4th, manufacturing, distribution and construction will restart as will general offices be allowed to re-open. However, he is asking that people continue to work at home if feasible.

On May 12th, consumer retail and services will be open. I'm not exactly sure what services means.

As of right now, no gyms, salons, spas, bars, restaurants, etc and he doesn't know when that will be. He will look at the numbers and see where we are.

The stay at home order is still in place, social distancing is still in place and there was talk about masks being required for employees and clients but then he said masks won't be mandated so I was a little confused. He also said the capacity of any place that is opened should be 50% of what the fire code allows and still no social gatherings of more than 10 people.

Patriot3 · ‎06-07-2010

@Lipstickdiva I heard his speech, too. I live in Ohio and I thought he was confusing, too, especially about the masks. He is not a good communicator. And that is not politicall .

He said something about retail opening on May 12.......a Tuesday?? I don't watch him every day, but the way he puts things across is very confusing to me. He said to go to the web site which is what I'm going to do.

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

Sounds like DeWine is making good choices with essential medical and low-contact things opening first. I wish he would mandate masks.

I'm confused about why places like Georgia and Texas have gone the opposite route and have chosen to open high-contact businesses like salons, spas, tattoo parlors, gyms, and restaurants first when we haven't yet shown that our numbers of new infections have dropped for two weeks or more. Some Texas cities and counties closed construction back in March, but then the Governor opened them back up when he left them out of his much looser shelter-in-place order.

One town chose to open early and people were flocking to restaurant patios. I heard on the radio this morning that a tattoo parlor in Atlanta had something like 50 customers over the weekend. You can't be 6' away from someone for a tattoo. I hope everyone involved at least wore face masks.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

I found the website confusing too. LOL But I went right around 3:00 when he said everything would be up on the site but maybe it isn't.

I have really liked him throughtout all this but I felt today was very confusing. Maybe it's my simple mind but I thought he should have announced what was going to open and then went through the criteria of the rules in place for them to be open. It was like he kept jumping back and forth and it got confusing.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that didn't understand what he was talking about with the masks.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

What could go wrong with guidance like that?

Here in MI the govenor is now allowing recreational boats with motors no less back on inland waters. Priorities.

While Im glad to be able to work at home Im seriously considering not going back when we reopen.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

@Alison Wonderland wrote:
Sounds like DeWine is making good choices with essential medical and low-contact things opening first. I wish he would mandate masks.

I'm confused about why places like Georgia and Texas have gone the opposite route and have chosen to open high-contact businesses like salons, spas, tattoo parlors, gyms, and restaurants first when we haven't yet shown that our numbers of new infections have dropped for two weeks or more. Some Texas cities and counties closed construction back in March, but then the Governor opened them back up when he left them out of his much looser shelter-in-place order.

One town chose to open early and people were flocking to restaurant patios. I heard on the radio this morning that a tattoo parlor in Atlanta had something like 50 customers over the weekend. You can't be 6' away from someone for a tattoo. I hope everyone involved at least wore face masks.

I believe Oklahoma and Tennessee are open as well? All southern states.

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

I don't live in Ohio but that's very good news...still waiting in my State & it can't happen soon enough.

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

Very confusing "guidelines" and way to slow of process. Really dragging their feet on this one. All for some restrictions, but from what I got from the speech was just a bunch of gibberish.

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

I think there are many kinds of activities, many places where opening makes more sense than it does where I am for who I am. I believe I said a week ago that I'd let those who truly have to get out or who engage in activities where there's less chance of infection or who live in areas that are not hotspots -- I'll let them go first and test the waters, so to say.

Right now, I'm thinking that for me the next 6 weeks will be pretty much the same as the past 6. One or two visits to a supermarket, lots of telephone time, and no restaurants, no shopping, no movie theaters, etc. Then I can design my new normal -- my crystal ball is still very cloudy!