Joshua Mellin for The New York Times
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The hospitals here are nearing capacity with coronavirus patients. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese has told his flock that they can stay home and did not have to attend Sunday Mass. Gov. Tony Evers was even more direct about the grip the pandemic has on his state.
He implored his citizens to stay at home.
“We’re losing people,” Evers, a Democrat, said over the weekend. “The death rate is increasing. This is a time to double down as a state; we cannot afford to allow this to rage out of control.