Whitmer Extends Michigan’s Partial Lockdown, Cites ‘Alarmingly High’ Infection Rates

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday extended a statewide partial shutdown of businesses and schools through Dec. 20.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a drive-in campaign rally with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at Belle Isle in Detroit, Mich., on Oct. 31, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday extended a statewide partial shutdown of businesses and schools through Dec. 20, citing “alarmingly high” infection rates of the CCP virus.

Whitmer told a press briefing that the 12-day extension will allow the health department to assess how travel during the Thanksgiving holiday impacted the transmission of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.