Small business owners split on Gov. Kemp’s decision to reopen economy in Georgia amid coronavirus pandemic

Georgia is back open for business this week. On Friday the state will take an extraordinary step in reopening its economy by allowing certain businesses, including barber shops, nail salons, bowling alleys, gyms, tattoo parlors and more, to reopen. Church services can resume Sunday, and on Monday theaters and dine-in restaurants will be allowed to reopen.

Critics of Kemp aren’t convinced. Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams called Kemp's decision “dangerously incompetent.” In a tweet, Abrams noted that Georgia has the 14th highest infection rate and seventh-lowest testing rate. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., also said he thought the move to end the lockdown was premature. “I worry that our friends and neighbors in Georgia are going too fast, too soon,” Graham wrote on Twitter.

Peter Togel, the owner of a wedding photography company in Atlanta, says he will not reopen his business, despite Kemp’s order and having a team of 12 photographers and videographers that he employs at any given time. “I want our people to be safe,” Togel told Yahoo News. “How in the world can you do a wedding in an event venue by staying 6 feet apart? Dancing? This is a disaster waiting to happen. I’d rather go bankrupt than risk lives.

Atlanta restaurant owner Michael Duganier said there is no one who wants to get back to work more than he does. But as someone who employs more than 60 people at his restaurant, Publico Kitchen & Tap, he refuses to compromise the safety of his staff and patrons. “I just don’t think it’s the smartest thing for us [to reopen],” Duganier told Yahoo News. “When there’s no vaccine, and I think Georgia is in the top 11 [states] in deaths, and just how many people are affected.

Smith added that he didn’t feel pressure to open up, despite having six barbers, including himself, on staff, but he also didn’t feel like waiting has changed anything for him. “I don’t know if things are going to be any more dangerous than they are already,” he said. “We are staying at home in quarantine, but we still have to go out and be around people. We’ve got to go to the grocery store.”

Trump also suggested ingesting disinfectant directly into the body as a coronavirus miracle cure. To be clear, not only will this not help you, it could kill you. Disinfectants such as hand sanitizer and isopropyl alcohol are poisonous if ingested.

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