A Republican state senator from Waukesha County is joining with Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce in pitching a different plan for re-opening state business than Governor Tony Evers, one which he says focuses on a data-driven approach that involves medical information about the spread of COVID-19 in the specific area.
“How can we get back to normal in a way that people are comfortable with? asked Delafield State Senator Chris Kapenga on the Steve Scaffidi Show Monday. He says the “Back to Business” plan answers that question.
“The plan was to make sure 75 percent of the public can say ‘This is a good step-by-step phased approach.’ “
He says he believes phase one of the operation can begin in certain ways.
“If you have substantial risk, a restaurant in Milwaukee (for example), they would be able to open up to 50 percent, and the CDC has good guidelines based on your risk score. We drop them in (as) requirements for phase one,” said Kapenga.
He says the data-based approach would also be flexible if cases begin to rise again and affect the hospital system’s ability to handle it.
“As the health care capacity tightens up and the infection rate increases, the model tightens up and restricts activities down,” he said.
“If we have health care capacity issues, the model would gate everything back down.”