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Tony Evers: “We estimated then that our efforts [safer at home order]…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers Addresses the State on COVID-19

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

We must start fighting this virus together, and we must start tonight. As you know, earlier this year we took steps to contain COVID 19 by issuing a safer at home order. We estimated then that our efforts [safer at home order] would save between 300 and 1400 lives. That order was struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a decision that hamstrung our ability to respond to this virus by using the tools supported by science and public health experts. (00:57–01:05)

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Asserts that the safer at home order was estimated to save between 300 and 1400 lives.

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