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WATCH LIVE: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted give May 19 update on COVID-19

Posted at 1:04 PM, May 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-19 13:04:56-04

CLEVELAND — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will hold their daily briefing on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday afternoon.

The briefing is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. and go until 3:30 p.m. Watch the news conference live in the media player below:

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DeWine’s office said Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton will not be attendance at Tuesday’s briefing.

After a weekend of reports from the public that some restaurants were not following the state’s guidelines to maintain social distancing, DeWine made it clear that Ohio’s economic recovery is directly tied to how successful Ohioans are at disrupting the spread of the virus by practicing social distancing, even when out supporting local businesses.

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