Georgia Governor Advises Against Older Adults Going to Church

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has recommended that seniors and people with chronic and underlying conditions should avoid church and other large gatherings because they face a "much higher risk of adverse consequences from exposure to coronavirus," reports 11Alive . Kemp encouraged all families in the state to discuss "how they're going to protect their grandparents, how they're going to protect their loved ones with health conditions, and come up with a game plan for getting them what they need." Kemp is immediately putting nonessential travel on hold and evoking telework policies for most state employees. "This arrangement will prevent substantial disruption of service to our constituents and mitigate risk," he declared. "We will be sending out guidance to all agency leaders to ensure that they have the right plans in place for implementation."