Coronavirus: The US Governor Who Saw It Coming Early
Douglas Shinsato
IEEE Standard for Agricultural Products Supply Chain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Working Group
The BBC reports: "As the coronavirus outbreak barrels throughout the US, states have scrambled to get ahead of its spread, often after weeks of inaction. But [Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine] imposed sweeping measures days before a single case had been reported in his state.
"To plot his approach Mr DeWine has, by all accounts, relied heavily on Dr [Amy] Acton - the last cabinet member selected by the governor when he took office last year. The selection of Dr Acton marked a change for the department - neither of her two predecessors were medical doctors."
In contrast, Governor David Ige of Hawaii--where I live--reportedly tried to fire Dr. Josh Green, a medical doctor and the state's Lieutenant Governor, from his coronavirus task force.
Read on.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52113186