LINCOLN – Governor Ricketts has offered recommendations to the citizens of Nebraska about what then need to do while in public to attenuate the spread of coronavirus. These recommendations are unlike the stringent rules promulgated by leaders such as the mayor of Denver which require citizens to wear masks in public or face a $999 fine.

Some doctors say that Nebraska needs strict rules. Dr. Mark Rupp stated "This is absolutely no time to be complacent about this," said Dr. Mark Rupp, medical director of infection control and epidemiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "Part of it, unfortunately, is the situation has been a little bit politicized, and I think that is really a disservice and unfortunate."

Rupp said the issue of the detrimental effects of the economic turmoil the pandemic has created and the impact of isolation on mental health can't be underemphasized. But the health effects of the disease and deaths are equally important.

"When cases are going up is not really the time to be relaxing the precautions," he said.

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