Doug Ducey Monday capitulated to a mounting grassroots effort by Arizona citizens demanding that he issue a “stay-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A week ago, Scottsdale physician JulieAnn K. Heathcott filed a petition on Change.com calling on Ducey to “lockdown Arizona” by issuing a “shelter-in-place” order. Numbers posted by the Arizona Department of Health Services on Monday show 1,157 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Arizona with 20 known deaths. Arizona health officials say COVID-19 cases will peak in the state in April and May, potentially resulting in thousands of deaths. She complained that Ducey is not following the state’s emergency response plan, which he had approved in 2017.

Source: Forbes March 30, 2020 21:45 UTC