Governors Nationwide Weigh Pros and Cons of Opening Up

Some more cautious than others (NY Times).  

Meanwhile, Virginia Health Commissioner Norman Oliver said Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Phase One” coronavirus response plan could last two years (Washington Examiner).  

From a fascinating story at the Wall Street Journal: No conclusions can be drawn about the states that sheltered quickly, because their death rates ran the full gamut, from 20 per million in Oregon to 360 in New York. This wide variation means that other variables—like population density or subway use—were more important. Our correlation coefficient for per-capita death rates vs. the population density was 44%. That suggests New York City might have benefited from its shutdown—but blindly copying New York’s policies in places with low Covid-19 death rates, such as my native Wisconsin, doesn’t make sense (WSJ).  

Because the jobs can’t be done from home, Las Vegas is seeing a particularly daunting unemployment rate (NY Times).  

Girl scouts are getting a federal recovery loan to offset lost cookie sales (Washington Times).