As some businesses begin to open back up, some local health officials said it's happening faster than they would have liked.
LOCAL STAY-AT-HOMEORDERS BEINGRESCINDED... THE FOXRIVER MALL IS THELATEST OF MANYBUSINESSES RE-OPENING THEIRDOORS.SOME HEALTHOFFICALS SAY IT WASQUICKER THAN THEYHAD HOPED.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK GIVES US ALOOK AT "WHAT'SNEXT" FORNORTHEASTWISCONSIN.... IFCASES INCREASE.THIS WAS THE SCENELAST FRIDAY NIGHT INGREEN BAY...AS SOMEBUSINESSES BEGANTO OPEN THEIRDOORS AFTER MANYLOCAL STAY-AT-HOMEORDERS WERELIFTED."ONE OF THE ISSUES IHAVE WITH OURORDER THAT WASCOUNTY WIDE WASTHAT IT WASORDERING EVERYINDIVIDUAL AND EVERYBUSINESS TO TAKECERTAIN ACTIONS."BROWN COUNTYCORPORATIONCOUNSEL DAVIDHEMERY SAYSTRADITIONALLY, AHEALTH DEPARTMENTINVESTIGATES, MAKESRECOMMENDATIONSAND ORDER ON ACASE BY CASE BASIS,WHAT NEEDS TO BEDONE TO PROTECTTHE COMMUNITY."I'M NOT SAYING WEDON'T HAVEADDITIONALAUTHORITY, CERTAINLYTHE LOCAL HEALTHOFFICER HAS THEAUTHORITY TOPROVIDE A MAXIMUMNUMBER OFINDIVIDUALS THAT CANGATHER IN PUBLIC SOTHERE'S DIFFERENTAUTHORITIES ARESTILL AVAILABLE TO US."HE BELIEVES THEYWILL DO MORE CASEBY CASE ANALYSISAND ORDERINGSPECIFIC INDIVIDUALSOR ENTITIES TO ACTIN A WAY THAT KEEPSTHE PUBLIC SAFE.IN WINNEBAGOCOUNTY,"THINGS AREDEFINITELY OPENINGUP FASTER THAN WEWOULD'VE LIKED, ANDWE'LL END UP SEEINGWHAT THE IMPACT OFTHAT IS.
WE CERTAINLYEXPECT THAT WE'LLSEE AN INCREASE INCASES AS A RESULT."HEALTH OFFICER ANDDIRECTOR DOUGGIERYN SAYS IT MAYTAKE A WHILE TO SEE,BUT THEY AREEXPECTING TO SEE ASPIKE IN CASES.
HESAYS THEY STILL HAVEPUBLIC HEALTHTOOLS ANDMEASURES THEYCOULD USE."A TOOL FOR USWOULD BE LOOK ATMASS GATHERINGS, WELICENSE MANY OF THEESTABLISHMENTS THATARE POTENTIALCONVENING PLACESOR PLACES WHERETRANSMISSION MIGHTOCCUR IF NOTMANAGED WELL.
WEREALLY DON'T WANTTO HAVE TO USETHOSE OTHER TOOLSBUT WE DO HAVEOTHER TOOLS."OUTAGAMIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE THOMASNELSON SAYS THEBEST THING TO DO ISCONTINUE WHATWE'VE BEEN DOING."WHAT I TELL FOLKS ISPRETEND AS THOUGHTHE SAFE AT HOMEORDER IS STILL HERE,AND YOU SHOULD GOABOUT YOUR DAY INTHAT MANNER."JULIANA FALK NBC 26AS FOR AT THESTATE LEVEL,OFFICIALS SAY THESUPREME COURTSDECISION DIDN'TPROVIDE MUCHCLAIRTY IN TERMS OFWHAT CAN BE DONEMOVING FORWARD."THE ONLY REALVIABLE OPTION I SEEAT THIS POINT IS FORTHE LEGISLATURE TOMEET AND PASSLEGISLATION THATEITHER ADDRESSESWHAT THE GUIDELINESARE GOING FORWARDIN CASE OF A SURGEOR SPECIFY WHATAUTHORTIY DHS ORLOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS HAVE."GOVERNOR EVERSSAID IF THERE WAS ASPIKE, THEY WOULDPROVIDE THENECESSARYSUPPORT.TODAY GOVERNOREVERS ALSO
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