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Why Gov. Asa Hutchinson says reopening Arkansas isn’t to blame for rising COVID-19 cases

PBS, 23 Jun 2020
As states continue to lift pandemic restrictions and allow economic activity to resume, many are seeing new surges in coronavirus cases. Arkansas has documented more than 3,500 new positive tests since it began the second phase of its reopening. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joins Judy Woodruff to discuss where the increase in cases is coming from and his thoughts on moving Confederate monuments.

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