The U.S. is on the verge of a mass reopening of businesses in many states. 

This mad rush, most notably led by Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp (R), is fraught with the danger of new, uncontrollable surges of COVID-19. If the reopening is not done properly, there could well be tens of thousands of potentially avoidable pandemic deaths throughout the nation.

I had the opportunity recently to speak with the Mayors of Georgia’s two largest cities. Both have had long, mostly positive relations with the governor. But this inexplicably dangerous policy promoted by Kemp has left mayors frustrated and worried, with no obvious course of action other than to comply with a directive to open the shopping and recreational floodgates.