Murphy Statement on Governor Cooper's New COVID Curfew Announcement

Statement

Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announcing a new COVID curfew:

"The seemingly never-ending pandemic continues to take its toll on the health and livelihood of North Carolinians. We are undergoing another surge as we have done already twice this year. If this virus has shown us anything, it is that it is persistently infectious and prevalent.

"As a surgeon I am not for doing something just to be doing something. Governor Cooper's recent increased restrictions seem to be just that. They will, in my opinion, have little, if any, effect on people becoming infected or sick.

"They will on the other hand cause many businesses, who are holding on by a thread because of the pandemic, to be pushed over the edge into failure and bankruptcy. I cannot support baseless business closures that hurt North Carolinians' lives more than they help. We need to continue to wear masks and socially space as best as we can and then get vaccinated as soon as it becomes available," said Murphy.

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