{"id":1319636,"date":"2020-04-26T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=995974"},"modified":"2020-04-26T17:14:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T23:14:02","slug":"reopening-to-begin-but-polis-says-social-distancing-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/reopening-to-begin-but-polis-says-social-distancing-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Reopening to begin, but Polis says social distancing to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks during a news conference to update the state’s efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Denver.<\/strong>
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DENVER (AP) \u2014 As Colorado prepares to lift its statewide stay-home order, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday that social distancing measures should likely continue for months to avoid another spike in cases.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on CNN, the Democrat defended his decision to allow the order to expire Monday despite high case numbers last week. He said the totals reflect people who were actually infected weeks ago, but only recently confirmed. Overall, he said the state\u2019s \u201caggressive intervention\u201d has effectively flattened the curve, but people still need to take steps such as keeping physically apart and keep wearing masks to avoid a wave of new cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all worried about a potential for a second spike,\u201d in July or after flu season begins in the fall, he told CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper. \u201cIt\u2019s why we have really been really laser-focused \u2026 on figuring out how we can endure and sustain these kinds of social distancing measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Denver, Mayor Michael Hancock has extended the state-home order, saying his city needs more time to expand their testing and tracing capacity.<\/p>\n

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