The state and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to conduct antibody surveys in Fulton and DeKalb counties to try to pinpoint who might have had COVID-19 and better understand the spread of the disease. The state Department of Public Health said Atlanta-based CDC and the local health boards in both counties will visit randomly selected households from Tuesday through May 4 seeking volunteers to give blood samples for the antibody tests. Only households approached by the investigative teams will be allowed to participate, a news release said. READ MORE https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/cdc-georgia-conduct-coronavirus-antibody-survey-fulton-dekalb/IzSF6u6Cx47BxHuLn0aNpN/

On the night before I laid off all 30 of my employees, I dreamed that my two children had perished, buried alive in dirt, while I dug in the wrong place, just five feet away from where they were actually smothered. I turned and spotted the royal blue heel of my youngest’s socked foot poking out of the black soil only after it was too late. READ MORE https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/magazine/closing-prune-restaurant-covid.html?login=email&auth=login-email

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday rolled out aggressive plans to reopen the state’s economy, saying many businesses shuttered to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus may reopen their doors as early as Friday. Kemp announced that gyms, hair salons, bowling alleys and tattoo parlors are among businesses that may reopen Friday — as long as owners follow strict social distancing and hygiene requirements. By Monday, movie theaters may resume selling tickets and restaurants limited to takeout orders can go back to limited dine-in service. READ MORE https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/georgias-governor-says-some-shuttered-businesses-can-reopen-friday.html