April 24, 2020: Stay-at-home order, reopening Pa. are not mutually exclusive
WGAL Editorial
WGAL Editorial
WGAL Editorial
In a time where we are all looking for guidance on what’s the right thing to do we wanted to share a perspective here that we think needs reinforcement, a stay at home order and planning to reopen the economy are not mutually exclusive.
Right now there is clear guidance on both yet we’re seeing evidence of something between confusion and disregardfor the efforts to keep us all safe.
The guidance is clear our state is under a stay at home order until May 8th and all of us complying is criticalto ensuring that when we can come back together again, we can do so safely.
Mass gatherings regardless of their purpose are irresponsible and dangerous.
That doesn’t mean our municipalities and businesses shouldn’t be preparing to reopen our economy they should andmost of them are.
Careful planning that keeps employee safety at the center of all decision making is our best chance at a reopeningthat doesn’t lead to a catastrophic setback.
Our individual choices will lead to our collective result we need our actions to reflect that.