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April 2, 2020

Georgia Governor Claims He Was Surprised to Learn of Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers
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In Georgia, where at least 154 people have died of COVID-19, Republican
Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday told residents to prepare for a
shelter-in-place order beginning on Friday. Governor Kemp's announcement
came weeks after medical professionals warned coronavirus infections
would explode across Georgia without strict social distancing measures.

Gov. Brian Kemp: "What we've been telling people, from directives from
the CDC, for weeks now, that if you start feeling bad, stay home. Those
individuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad.
But we didn't know that until the last 24 hours. And as Dr. Toomey told
me, she goes, 'This is a game changer.'"

In fact, a report in The New England Journal of Medicine published in
late January warned asymptomatic people can spread the coronavirus, and
the finding has informed public policy worldwide for weeks.


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