Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has been faced with calls to keep her state open after urging residents to stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19. Whitmer told reporters on Sunday, she’s calling for a temporary two-week long shutdown of in-person learning, youth sports games as well as restaurants and bars. Coronavirus cases in Michigan have risen in recent weeks, especially among teenagers and children. Cases in children under 10-years-old jumped by 230 percent since February and people aged 10 to 19 experienced a 227 percent increase in cases. This came despite the Democrat governor admitting the state has some of the strictest COVID-19 measures in the country.
