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We were told 6-8 weeks ago that we have to lock down the state to enable the front line health personnel to get a handle on those that were infected with the Wuhan virus and to "flatten the curve" to prevent the situation from getting out of control. Emergency field hospitals were constructed; elective medical procedures were postponed etc, all of which seemed reasonable at the time. As it turned out, the emergency hospitals did not need to be utilized; the equipment and protective gear is at hand, and it seems that the virus situation is manageable, although still dangerous because we could still be infected, and yes, many persons are sadly dying from this virus.

However, the stated emergency is over and we have met the objective of making it manageable, so it is time to open up the state, and if it gets out of control, then we will do what is required. But it seems that this Governor has hijacked this emergency and now feels that it is her duty to keep us from getting sick, period, and issues ridiculous orders requiring face masks in public outdoors, preventing restaurants from opening their businesses, quarantining us if we go to Seekonk on an errand etc. and they will only fill us with contempt for this governor and her team. These orders go beyond the mandate of the original emergency and should be terminated immediately and allow citizens to get on with their lives.