some nonessential businesses to begin reopening friday with some limitation gyms, tattoo parlors, boling salons can reopen as long as they follow social distancing guidelines and screen their employees for signs of fever or respiratory illness. theaters and dine-in restaurants will be allowed to resume activity on monday. watch this. >> by taking this measured action, we will get georgians back to work safely without undermining the progress that we all have made in this battle against covid-19. now, i will say that, you know, when we have more people moving around, we're probably going to see our cases continue to go up. but we're a lot better prepared for that now than we were over a month ago. i can't tell you i don't give a damn about politics right now. >> the blanket move which overrides local leaders orders has sparked controversy around this still shuttered state. the mayor of albany, a small town that has turned into a virus hot spot called the decision, quote, a complete u-turn. the state ranks 43rd in coronavirus testing per capita. more than 40 georgians have died since the g