(CNN) South Dakota Gov. The leaders of both the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe have maintained strict stay-at-home orders and curfews, while Noem recently told Fox News that South Dakota is "on the way back to normal." Noem's belief in individual responsibility and her reluctance to enforce strong statewide restrictions to fight Covid-19 has created friction with local officials throughout the course of the pandemic in South Dakota. "South Dakota is not like New York or New Jersey, so our solutions will look different than theirs," Noem said in a Facebook post last week. "My job is to do what's best for South Dakota, to protect public health, while also considering mental health and the economic consequences of my decisions."

Source: CNN May 11, 2020 18:11 UTC