Georgia beaches open again. By kiersten willis the atlanta journal constitution gov. Brian kemp signed an executive order on thursday that requires residents of the state to shelter in place. The order was signed on thursday and went into effect on friday.
While georgia beaches will remain open during the statewide shelter in place ordinance the public will not be allowed to place chairs tents or umbrellas on beaches until the order is lifted after. But the order overrides all local efforts to combat the coronavirus. While the governors order has closed many places it also reopened others like georgias beaches.
Georgia beaches are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic and gov. He called it an effort to buy critical time as georgia braced for a surge in cases of the coronavirus. Some beach communities like tybee island had already closed but are superseded by kemps.
But the towns decision was abruptly reversed when. And at least one georgia mayor is now concerned about extra visitors in her. Brian kemp reopened all of georgia s beaches this week even as he issued a shelter in place order to combat the coronavirus.