Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has lifted all coronavirus restrictions beginning today, April 8.
Georgia restaurants can move tables closer together and moviegoers are no longer required to socially distance in theaters.
Atlanta’s nightclubs were already packed since last summer, but more people can gather together in churches and concert venues.
“As cases and hospitalizations have continued to decline, and more Georgians are being vaccinated, the Governor is continuing to protect lives and livelihoods by repealing remaining restrictions to help Georgians get back to normal,” Kemp said in a statement.
Kemp was criticized by Democrats after he signed a new voter bill into law that requires voter ID to submit absentee ballots.
Kemp resisted tightening Georgia’s election laws when former President Donald Trump ran for reelection in 2020.
But Democrats say Kemp is suppressing the Black vote to secure his own reelection next November.
After speaking with Stacey Abrams, Major League Baseball (MLB) moved the All-Star game from Atlanta to Colorado, where voter ID is required and election laws are even tighter.
But the league justified the move because the Black population in Atlanta is over 51% but Blacks make up only 9.2% of the population in Denver.
