3 States Announce Plans to Reopen Businesses, Roll Back Stay-at-Home Measures

Governors of Georgia and Tennessee announce dates; South Carolina businesses open Monday at 5 p.m.

Cars drive below a sign on the highway notifying travelers from New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut that they are required to quarantine for 14 days, in Millersville, Maryland on April 17, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The governors of Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee announced Monday they would allow for the reopening of some types of closed businesses.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said those businesses will be able to open by next week, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said some businesses can reopen by this Monday at 5 p.m., and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said that his state’s stay-at-home mandate would end by April 30.