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backtoblue

(11,324 posts)
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:48 PM May 2020

Arkansas' health chief announces departure as virus surges

Arkansas' top health official is leaving later this year as the state continues seeing a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Dr. Jose Romero, the department's chief medical officer, will serve as its interim head. Smith's decision comes as the number of active coronavirus cases in the state continue to rise following decisions to reopen businesses.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/katv.com/amp/news/local/arkansas-health-chief-announces-departure-as-virus-surges

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Arkansas' health chief announces departure as virus surges (Original Post) backtoblue May 2020 OP
As GOP states continue to open, medical professionals are fleeing state governments that are ... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #1
They don't want their professional names attached to the political results? keithbvadu2 May 2020 #2

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
1. As GOP states continue to open, medical professionals are fleeing state governments that are ...
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:02 PM
May 2020

reopening because the states are being irresponsible or fleeing because they know what's coming? Or both?

keithbvadu2

(36,371 posts)
2. They don't want their professional names attached to the political results?
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:46 PM
May 2020

They don't want their professional names attached to the political results?

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