Coronavirus - COVID-19 in Michigan. Does Michigan have the necessary infrastructure to effectively control the Coronavirus - COVID-19 so it does not become a local outbreak?
Michigan is one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus, with 259 deaths among more than 7,600 cases reported. Last week, President Donald Trump said he asked Vice President Mike Pence not to call governors he says have not been "Appreciative," including Whitmer, whom he referred to only by gender. "Don't call the woman in Michigan," Trump said. Ref. USAToday.
Michigan protesters to 'gridlock' streets to protest stay-home order. Critics of Michigan's expanded stay-home order are planning an in-vehicle protest Wednesday to tell Gov. Gretchen Whitmer they believe she has gone too far. The Michigan Conservative Coalition and Michigan Freedom Fund asked for protesters to surround the state Capitol in their vehicles in opposition of Whitmer's "Erratic, unilateral orders that threaten Michiganders' economic existence," according to a news release. Ref. USAToday.