On Friday October 30th, the Chamber took part in a Regional Wayne County Town Hall with 70-80 other business & economic development associations. The speaker was a Wayne County Health Department official, who was laying the groundwork for some type of upcoming stay at home order.
This is not official, however with the increasing rates of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths, the projected date in the State of Michigan at that time was Nov. 27th (Black Friday). The target death rate per million is 8. When this is exceeded, shutdowns are imminent. The week prior, the projected date was Dec 7th, thus the virus is accelerating faster than the IHME models being used. Although since the meeting, the 7-day average has dropped a little.
We are not writing this to scare or to incite, only relaying to our business owners that the normal holiday shopping period may be interrupted due to COVID. Please prepare and plan properly. With the mess in Washington DC, we can't be guaranteed any form of assistance from lawmakers.
Your Chamber & other associations will be there to advocate on your behalf. But please proceed with caution.
