Gov. Hutchinson explains why he hasn't issued 'stay at home' order for Arkansas yet

[SheltieLover]

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson also claimed that stay at home orders in other states are an "illusion" due to the added exemptions. He called it a "recipe for confusion."

The governor then showed a map of all the states in the U.S. that have a 'stay at home' order. Arkansas is in the middle, with no order in place. He said the map is not helpful to Arkansans because it gives an unrealistic expectation.

"It gives the impression that we're not really doing as much as we should be in Arkansas, when you can see from the targeted response that we're doing a great deal and it has been having some success," Hutchinson said.

OK I am offended on behalf of the citizens of Arkansas that their gov thinks they are so stupid they can undrrstand "stay home!" Talk about projection!

[sanatanadharma]

1. Uruguay and Arkansas are similarly sized

Uruguay has a bit more land, in line with it's population of 3.4 million compared to Arkansas' 3 million.
Uruguay's largest city has five-times the population of Arkansas' largest city.

Following Uruguay's first four cases confirmed on March 13, Uruguay began shutting down, hard.
Of course, here too, there are those who don't cooperate.

Today April 2, the number of confirmed cases is 369 out of 4464 tests realized (8.3%).
They have been 4 deaths (sixties, pre-existing conditions) and 68 recoveries. A dozen people are in ICU.

Confirmed cases in Arkansas. - 584 (7.4% of tested)
Confirmed deaths in Arkansas. - 10
Confirmed recoveries in Arkansas - 42
Total Tested - 7,920

[SheltieLover]

2. I believe it was rampant in Arkansas for a while, too

Very high # of flu deaths I'd noticed fir a couple of months before covid officially emerged in the state.

Glad Uruguay cares about its citizens!