Oliver processed the public health declaration. He slowly evaluated the circumstances and the possible consequences before returning his attention to the governor.
“One of the emergency measures we will take as a state will be controversial to implement,” continued the governor. “Please be advised that this measure is narrowly tailored to combat the effects of the public health emergency in a manner that provides a collective response to a potentially catastrophic course of events that our population has not encountered in over a century.” The governor took a deep breath. “There exists a public health emergency due to the rapid spread of what the Centers for Disease Control refers to as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2, or otherwise known as Covid-19. Today
