As if the lack of nationwide policy wasn't bad enough, regular Americans really can get dizzy with how inconsistent their authorities can be. Cities and counties introduce one policy, then the governor overrides it... or the other way round.
If public officials cannot agree on the extent of lockdown measures, how can the public get grasp them? Questions like this are becoming more and more valid as authorities in numerous states seem to publicly disagree on what should or shouldn't be done to mitigate the growing COVID-19 pandemic. As cases in the US are expected to exceed 400,000 this week, there's still no unified stance as to what constitutes best practices.
The latest case comes from Georgia, where Governor Brian Kemp (R) decided to overrule decisions made earlier by counties and towns across the state which decided to close down all beaches. And since state decisions supersede local ones, Georgians can now use their beaches again. For authorities in towns like Tybee this may prove catastrophic. Known for its coast, the barrier island of Tybee is a community of over 3,000, without a hospital.
