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The city of Atlanta has imposed nightly curfews to curtail protests amid the unrest that has gripped much of the nation.
The Atlanta curfew was lifted over the weekend, from Saturday, June 6 to Sunday, June 7, according to an Executive Order from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Atlanta Curfew: Everything You Need To Know
The curfew begins at 9 p.m. and extends until sunrise the next day. Bottoms originally ordered the evening curfew after protests turned into vandalism and looting.
Here is the curfew schedule set by the city of Atlanta:
Atlanta Curfew Schedule
Day Start Time End Time Wednesday, June 3 9 p.m. 6 a.m. Thursday, June 4 9 p.m. 6 a.m. Friday, June 5 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Saturday, June 6 none none Sunday, June 7 none none The curfew does not apply to Atlanta residents going to or from their place of employment.
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Bars and nightclubs, which particularly are prevalent in Atlanta, have reopened.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued another Executive Order on Tuesday, May 12, telling reporters that the state is “in a good place.” Many restrictions he put in place to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic are being eased, he said.
Georgia Opens Bars And Nightclubs
He also took steps to enable state workers to return to work as well as some summer camps to begin planning.
“With Executive Order 05.12.20.02, live performance venues, bars, nightclubs, and operators of amusement park rides must remain closed through May 31,” Kemp said. “It will enhance health outcomes and give us the opportunity to prepare for safe reopening in the near future.”
“In Georgia, COVID-19 hospitalizations, ventilator use, and the percentage of positive cases continue to drop. However, we remain vigilant in the fight against this dangerous virus,” he tweeted Wednesday morning.
Read Kemp’s Executive Order In Full Here
Kemp’s biggest critic is the mayor of the Georgia’s largest city, Keisha Lance Bottoms, who has been appearing on national and local media outlets cautioning residents against returning to normal too soon.
“We’ve got to continue to follow the science,” she says. “I would just say that for those who don’t need to go out and don’t need to resume their daily lives, that we just still need to be thoughtful and continue to stay at home.”
“My approach has been to move into a second phase of how I’m speaking to our citizens and that is to ‘Please stay home and if you can’t stay home, then please be careful.”
"My concern in our state in and in our city is that we've gone back to normal, and there's nothing normal about where we are with #COVID19." – Mayor @KeishaBottoms pic.twitter.com/jxPSNIz3At
— City of Atlanta, GA (@CityofAtlanta) May 12, 2020
Her message has remained consistent throughout the pandemic: Stay home, stay safe.
“Nothing about this virus has changed,” she says, “It is the same virus that sent us to our homes in March and if we aren’t careful it’s going to take us even longer to get back to some sense of normalcy if we aren’t thoughtful on how we’re doing it,” she told CNN.
To that end, Atlanta has launched a number of health, wellness and food initiatives to take care of its citizens.
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Atlanta Police Officer Max Brewer needs the public’s help after he was struck by an ATV during a protest downtown.
Brewer was hit during violent protests that have rocked Atlanta in consecutive days in the aftermath of the officer-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The Atlanta Police Twitter account first announced the incident, which happened May 30, 2020. “An APD Motors Officer appears to have been struck by someone riding an ATV in area of 200 Ted Turner Drive. The officer sustained significant injuries & has been transported to Grady in stable condition. The rider appears to have suffered minor injuries & was taken into custody.”
Atlanta Police Officer Max Brewer Hit By ATV During Protests
Here is what the GoFundMe account says about Brewer:
Atlanta Police Department Officer Maximillian Brewer was seriously injured on Saturday, May 30, 2020 when struck by a speeding ATV in downtown Atlanta during the protests. Officer Brewer had emergency surgery that evening, and is currently recovering in the intensive care unit at Grady Memorial Hospital. Fortunately, the person who hit him was caught, but Off. Brewer has a long road ahead of him. It isn’t certain he will be able to return to work. He is unable to work extra jobs and his main source of income is at jeopardy.
Officer Brewer has been with the department for 18 years and is a member of the department’s Motors unit. He has four children and a loving family. Please give any amount you can to help with his medical bills and family support.
Here’s the moment when Brewer was hit by the ATV:
On Saturday night when an individual hit an Atlanta Police Officer while driving an ATV at a high rate of speed during the protests.
Officer suffered very significant injuries to both legs and lost large amount of blood. Currently in ICU and unkn if he’ll be able to walk again. pic.twitter.com/YtQSnsm8el
— JLO (@JL3710) June 2, 2020
The driver of the ATV was arrested and cited. His ATV was impounded. Brewer continues to recover at Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta.
Scrutiny against police officers has been high since Floyd’s senseless death. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has called for calm after massive looting hit the city.
Six officers also face legal action after they pulled two college students from their vehicle during the demonstrations.
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Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced that six Atlanta police officers who pulled two college students from their car, tasing one of them, had arrest warrants issued for them.
Widely circulated social media video showed Morehouse student Messiah Young, 22, and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Taniyah Pilgrim, who attends Spelman College, yanked from their car during Atlanta protests over the weekend.
6 Police Officers Charged After Students Pulled From Car
Young was tased in the driver seat.
“I feel a little safer now that these monsters are off of the street and no longer able to terrorize anyone else,” Young said at a news conference.
“I thought I might be killed,” says Taniyah Pilgrim, a college student involved in the tasing incident in Atlanta. “Nothing really warranted it. After I realized none of this really had a reason, I was just thinking, OK, this is the end.”https://t.co/nuLVeUwKgU pic.twitter.com/e5dKEVY84S
— New Day (@NewDay) June 3, 2020
“I have multiple injuries all over my body,” Young told CNN New Day. “I had a taser in my back for eight hours.”
Meanwhile the only explanation we have from the police officers’ viewpoint, is a viral social media video where one of them tries to add some context.
Who Are The 6 Atlanta Police Officers Arrested In The Protests?
Here are the six officers charged in the violent arrest of the students and what they’re charged with:
Lonnie Hood
Hood is charged with aggravated assault and simple battery
Officer Willie Sauls
Sauls is charged with aggravated assault and criminal damage to property.
Officer E. Armond Jones
Jones is charged with aggravated battery and pointing a gun.
Officer F. Ronald Claud
Claud is charged with criminal damage to property.
Officer Ivory Streeter
Streeter is charged with aggravated assault. He was subsequently fired.
Officer Mark Gardner
Gardner is charged with aggravated assault. He also was fired.
.@KeishaBottoms who exactly did you fire? Officer A. Jones is literally over here justifying his actions and the actions of the other cops who attacked Messiah and Taniyah. Why is this officer in duty the next day? Why is this man still with a job? pic.twitter.com/ihEBBVoIU6
— Eyerusalem (@_eyerusalem) May 31, 2020
According to a news report, Atlanta Police Chief Ericka Shields told officers in a memo that supporting agencies have pulled back their support because of the arrests of the six officers.
“Now that the charges have been announced, I’m very concerned with the space we find ourselves in, both tactically and emotionally,” Chief Shields wrote, according to CBS46.com. “Multiple agencies that were assisting us in managing this incredibly volatile time have pulled out, effective immediately. They are not comfortable with their employees being leveraged politically by the potential of also facing criminal charges.”
Amid day after day of more protests, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says that the president of the United States is making matters worse when he speaks.
Bottoms spoke to CNN on Monday, where she weighed in on the protests which have rippled across the country in the wake of the grips of a tense situation.
“America is a tinderbox and Donald Trump’s tongue is a flame right now,” Bottoms told CNN. “He’s got to know that his actions aren’t helping us right now. Every time he opens his mouth, he throws another match on the fire. If he can’t lead us all, he can’t lead any of us.”
She added that this may be the time, in one of the darkest moments of U.S. history, for him — the leader of the free world — to be silent.
Television news channels showed repeated images and video of looters — both black and white — taking place in American cities. At the same time, many more places held peaceful protests where police officers even joined in the marches.
Atlanta Responds To Protests
In Atlanta, retailers like Target and CVS had closed certain locations. Meanwhile other stores opted to close early, including Walmarts in some urban areas.
“I’m watching these images, the first thing that came to mind is, America is a tinderbox and Donald Trump’s tongue is a flame right now. Each time he opens his mouth, he throws another match on the fire,” Atlanta Mayor @KeishaBottoms says. pic.twitter.com/rJkVH1GbCN
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) June 1, 2020
“I feel a little safer now that these monsters are off of the street and no longer able to terrorize anyone else,” Young said at a news conference.
Atlanta GA last night around 9:30PM. Police proceeded to knife their tire break their windows tase both occupants. These protests will not stop as long as stuff like this keeps happening. That is not a threat that is just a reality.#protest pic.twitter.com/OzGVCS2n8i
— Jason Evans (@evans2odds) June 1, 2020
The city of Atlanta extended the curfew another night, on June 2, 2020 at 9 p.m. through sunrise June 3, 2020. If you’re going to or from work, you’re exempt from arrest.
Atlanta officials are also concerned that the protests will lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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A visibly exhausted Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms established a curfew for Atlanta one day after violent protests and looting erupted in the city.
Bottoms put the measures in place after protesters vandalized several buildings in downtown Atlanta, including CNN Center, where the restaurant McCormicks & Schmicks is located.
Protesters gathered downtown to draw attention to the violent death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. The incident was caught on camera and has ignited protests throughout the nation.
In Atlanta, a protest that was advertised as a peaceful movement that would observe social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic turned chaotic as night fell.
What Are The Atlanta Curfew Hours?
The mayor of Atlanta signed an Executive Order for a citywide curfew from 9 p.m. to sunrise the next morning.
A couple of demonstrators jumped on a police car and as officers pulled away, the vehicle was set afire and engulfed in flames moments later.
In one tense moment, an officer was seen shoving a bike onto a woman, which was quickly exposed by the crowd.
In a plea for calm, Bottoms evoked billionaire and CNN founder Ted Turner to ask protesters to go home.
“You’re not honoring the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. You’re not protesting anything with bricks in your hand breaking windows in this city,” Bottoms said.
"This is chaos. A protest has purpose. When Dr. King was assassinated we didn't do this to our city," Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said. "If you want change in America, go and register to vote." https://t.co/1M9DJg6CSz pic.twitter.com/74p8sryX0D
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) May 30, 2020
She also brought out rapper T.I. and Killer Mike, who both told protesters to keep the peace and resist the urge to turn violent.
Rapper Killer Mike delivers an impassioned plea to protesters in Atlanta to strategise, organise, mobilise, and hold their politicians to account, after clashes with police over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in Minneapolishttps://t.co/FsiLiw0F1a pic.twitter.com/VZ4oAEPhd5
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 30, 2020
“If you sit in your homes tonight instead of burning your homes to the ground, you will have time to properly plot, plan, strategize, organize znd mobilize in an effective way.”
But after those speeches, small fires broke out across the street from CNN Center at Centennial Olympic Park.
As news cameras kept pace with the demonstrators, the crowds started to die down. SWAT team police began to mobilize as well to move people back toward the park.
But unbeknownst to the authorities, the protesters began to make their way to Buckhead, the richest area of the city. They would descend on the Lenox Square area, choosing to break into Phipps Plaza across the street.
Social media video showed people running up to the glass doors, looking to breach them.
Lenox Mall in Buckhead (Atlanta) right now pic.twitter.com/9wos4pwneX
— Scott Stewart (@StewStewart) May 30, 2020
Protesters also showed up in the Lindbergh area, vandalizing the Target there and looting items from the store.
UPDATE: Looters have damaged a Target in #Buckhead and another in the Lindbergh area. In addition, windows were broken at an AT&T store near Lenox Square Mall: https://t.co/KIp3i5LG43 #AtlantaProtest #AtlantaRiot pic.twitter.com/nFo0HDTpgU
— AJC (@ajc) May 30, 2020
Meanwhile, in Phipps Plaza, looters commandeered a vehicle inside the mall and were able to break into several upscale stores, including Gucci and Dior.
They going crazy in Lenox mall I’m Gucci lol 😂 pic.twitter.com/lBaJpu7l9k
— Phil B. (@Arnaz_X) May 30, 2020
As a result, Bottoms instituted a curfew, saying Saturday afternoon that the protests — which she knows quite a lot about as a native Atlantan — were different this time around.
“When I saw the people out today cleaning up our city and our crew were out there, that felt like Atlanta to me,” she said. “This shouldn’t have been about police cars burning… this is about lives being lost.”
Update on protests in downtown Atlanta https://t.co/51k63pwAcc
— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) May 30, 2020
“What it felt like to me today was we are the city that cities across this country only wish that they could be, which is why last night I said we are better than this as a city and we’re better than this as a country,” she said.
What started out as a peaceful demonstration, quickly turned into mayhem and unnecessary destruction, and ultimately an assault on businesses that are already struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bottoms remarked.
“This was a highly calculated terrorist organization,” Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields pointedly said, noting that many of the protesters were out-of-towners.
In Gwinnett County at Sugar Mills Mall, throngs of protesters emerged as authorities met them with a show of force on a beautiful Saturday.
@wsbtv @11AliveNews Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville right now! Please use your platform to bring Gwinnett PD aggression to light! #riot #gwinnett #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER #protest #georgesfloyd pic.twitter.com/OVuSrQmdzi
— ciara dubose (@ciaratheedoll) May 30, 2020
Meanwhile, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ordered 1,500 National Guard troops to protect the city’s structures and monuments as tensions continued to rise for a second night.
Late Saturday disturbing video emerged from downtown Atlanta, which saw officers bust the windows out of a vehicle, pulled the passenger out and tase the driver.
The occupants of the vehicle were later identified as a Spelman and Morehouse student.
this is so wrong.. they’re pigs pic.twitter.com/aWebYvhMy2
— 𝑙𝑜𝑔₁₃🧸⁷ (@chimdesires) May 31, 2020
On Sunday, demonstrators took to the streets for a third straight day after more damage to buildings the night before.
#HBCUs4BlackLives rally from Cleophus R. Johnson Park to downtown Atlanta. @ajc pic.twitter.com/UTvDxQ68BB
— Adrianne Murchison (@Adriannemarie19) May 31, 2020
On Sunday, May 31, Bottom announced that the officers involved in the tasing of a Spelman and Morehouse student were fired from the force.
Hours later, one of the officers involved emerged on social media, explaining how he actually showed “compassion” for the driver, who he said he helped to safety.
.@KeishaBottoms who exactly did you fire? Officer A. Jones is literally over here justifying his actions and the actions of the other cops who attacked Messiah and Taniyah. Why is this officer in duty the next day? Why is this man still with a job? pic.twitter.com/ihEBBVoIU6
— Eyerusalem (@_eyerusalem) May 31, 2020
The officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes is at this moment facing third-degree murder charges.
Protesters and many people around the nation are agitating for the other three officers to be charged in Floyd’s death as well.
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Delta Air Lines says its workforce will slim down significantly amid the coronavirus pandemic
No industry has been as impacted by the pandemic as has the travel industry and Delta, the top U.S. airline is not immune.
Delta Announces Voluntary Separations For Employees Amid COVID-19
The Atlanta-based company said in a memo obtained by CNN that a”smaller Delta unfortunately means fewer people will be required.”
Delta told it workers that it will proceed with two voluntary exit programs for its more than 90,000 employees.
Meanwhile, Delta is adding some flights in June as customer demand has lifted slightly.
“While the June schedule is significantly reduced in comparison to last year, customers will see the return of several major routes, both U.S. domestic and international, which were previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Delta said in a blog post.
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If you’re an LA Fitness nut like me, you know that one is never too far away no matter where you are in Atlanta. I wanted to show you where all the LA Fitness locations were in Atlanta.
In Atlanta, LA Fitness has taken over many of the Bally Fitness locations, thus giving it a huge advantage over other fitness centers.
Here Are LA Fitness Locations In Atlanta
Ansley Mall
1544 Piedmont Ave NE Suite 115 Atlanta, GA 30324
(404) 249-6463
View this post on InstagramAkers Mill
2995 Cobb Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 956-9093View this post on InstagramAtlanta-Peachtree Road
3535 Peachtree Road NE Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 389-1143View this post on InstagramAtlantic Station
261 19th St. Suite 1140 Atlanta, GA 30363
(404) 810-9015View this post on InstagramLenox/Buckhead
3232 Peachtree Road NW, #A Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 233-8311
View this post on InstagramBrookhaven
755 Brookhaven Ave Atlanta, GA 30319
(678) 280-8844View this post on InstagramCamp Creek
3755 Carmia Dr. SW, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 344-1248View this post on InstagramCollege Park
6385 Old National Highway Atlanta, GA 30349
(678) 304-2444View this post on InstagramMidtown
75 Fifth Street NW Suite E Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 212-1065View this post on InstagramToco Hills
2880 N. Druid Hill Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 321-2330View this post on InstagramHow Much Does It Cost To Join LA Fitness In Atlanta?
The exact cost of membership at LA Fitness varies slightly depending on whether you have signed up under a special or not. I have a Multi-Club and multi-state membership that costs $29.99 a month.
The $29.99 membership allows you to go to multiple LA Fitnesses in your city and across the nation.
For $26.99 a month, you can get membership to a single LA Fitness.
I had to pay a $99 initiation fee for that though. For single club access, you can get a membership for about $25 a month.
History
The reason is because, if you’re like me, you need to know where you can workout, train or just play basketball around the city.
What would become LA Fitness was first named Rainbow Nautilus. It was founded by Chin Yi and Lisa Maria Novins in 1983. In Covina, just outside Los Angeles, California, the name change stuck and LA Fitness took off.
If you’re looking for a gym that has it all, LA Fitness is it!
How To Cancel An LA Fitness Membership
If you want to cancel your LA Fitness membership, it’s not as easy as it could be. There is no button on their website that allows you to cancel.
Instead, you have three ways you can cancel your LA Fitness membership:
- You have to write a cancellation letter to the corporate headquarters at PO Box 54170, Irvine, CA 92619-4170
- You can also call LA Fitness and tell their customer service representative that you would like to cance. The number is
- Finally, you can print a cancellation form online. from the LA Fitness site. Once you log on at My LA Fitness, click on Account Information tab and then click on the “Cancellation Form” option on the right side of the screen. Once you have the form, you can deliver the notice to the operations manager at your local LA Fitness facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Pro tip: If you mail the notice by certified mail and keep a record for your files. Also, make sure your cancellation is postmarked at least five business days before your next billing date to avoid being billed.
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The color of your skin can dictate where you live in America, according to findings from the Pew Center for Research.
In Atlanta, like many other areas, you can’t help but notice some areas are heavily populated by one race, even though its features are similar to other areas of town.
Over the past 30-plus years, residential segregation by income has skyrocketed nationwide, the Pew Center said in an analysis on the top. The issue is especially pronounced in 27 of the nation’s 30 largest major metropolitan areas.
The institution analyzed housing patterns and incomes in large metropolitan areas to arrive at the figures. Atlanta makes the top 10 on the list.
Here Are The Top 10 Most Racially Segregated Metro Areas In America
The study concludes that housing patterns are largely shaped by income inequality. which has led to fewer neighborhoods of mixed income or middle class.
The study said key differences separated the cities on the list. For instance, the study noted:
“For example, 41% of the lower-income households in the New York metropolitan area are situated in a majority lower-income census tract, compared with 26% of the lower-income households in the Atlanta area.”
To quantify the cities, the Pew Center devised a single Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) score for each of the nation’s top 30 metropolitan areas.
Atlanta had a 41 RISI score among the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, which was on the lower end. Houston (61) and Dallas (60) have the highest RISI scores, followed closely by New York (57). At the other end of the scale, Boston (36) and Chicago (41).
Other studies indicate that residential segregation is a key metric in health disparities across the country.
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If you need a pick me up, the Bible is without question the most inspiring book ever written. Not only does it contain tons of encouraging Scriptures but it is the Word of God.
If you want to feel close to Him and motivate yourself at the same time, here are some of the most encouraging Scriptures in the Bible.
5 Encouraging Bible Verses You Need To Read Right Now
Let’s start off with several translations so you can get different flavors.
Romans 8:31–32
“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” — New International Version
Psalms 103:14
“He certainly knows what we are made of. He bears in mind that we are dust.” — God’s World Translation
1 Corinthians 10:12–14
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” — King James Version
Psalms 34:18
“Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted; He saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — New World Translation
Psalms 23:1-4
“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3. He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.4. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” — New International Version
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms this week introduced Atlanta’s Path to Reopening, a five-phase plan that lays out the city’s safety protocols to operate amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Here Is Atlanta’s 5-Phase Reopening Plan
- Phase 1: Stay At Home
- Phase 2: Easing
- Phase 3: Maintain
- Phase 4: Recovery
- Phase 5: “New Normal”
Bottoms stressed that Atlanta’s reopening plan is based on metrics rather than “arbitrary dates.” if COVID-19 cases start to surge and area hospitals get stained, the city will shift to its Stay at Home Phase (1).
See The 5-Phase Plan For Reopening Atlanta Online Here
The mayor made it clear that Phase 2 does not include reopening the City or City Hall, according to a news release.
The City also created a COVID-19 Atlanta Reopening Dashboard that allows the public to view gateway metrics the City is tracking to progress to Phase 2.
Here is the Atlanta COVID-19 Reopening Dashboard
Bottoms has been a vocal critics of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s re-opening of the state, which took place more than three weeks ago.
“My big concern is as it gets warmer & warmer in Georgia…we will see fewer people with masks on. This is going to be the time that we really give a good look at our numbers & what impact our aggressive reopening has on our positive cases in the state.”she recently told MSNBC News.
"My big concern is as it gets warmer & warmer in Georgia…we will see fewer people with masks on. This is going to be the time that we really give a good look at our numbers & what impact our aggressive reopening has on our positive cases in the state." – Mayor @KeishaBottoms pic.twitter.com/c9Unu9PG74
— City of Atlanta, GA (@CityofAtlanta) May 18, 2020
Bottoms also has admitted that COVID-19 cases have not seemed to show any effects on Georgia’s reopening as of yet, but of course the nature of the virus is well known.“Things are not as bad as I thought yet and I am very hopeful that they continue that way, but as we know, with COVID-19 there is often a lag in infections and when people begin to actually show symptoms and get sick,” she told CNN.Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. More definitive advice on health, please visit CDC.gov. Here are some helpful links: