Is the coronavirus surge elsewhere a vindication of Michigan’s go-slow approach to reopening?

Kalamazoo

A 'Stay Home. Stay Safe. Save Lives.' billboard in downtown in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. This is the second day of the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive ordered issued by Governor Whitmer. People are still encouraged to workout and get fresh air amid coronavirus concerns. Joel Bissell

Impatience with coronavirus quarantining was rampant among Michiganders in May.

As other states reopened their economies, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was very much taking a go-slow approach.

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