Arkansas’s shelter in place order would be intended to keep hospitals from exceeding their capacity of COVID-19 patients and to "minimize the catastrophic outcomes" seen in other states. The state does not have enough medical resources to care for the projected numbers of Arkansans that will contact and die from the COVID19 virus.

We are headed to a point of no return if we continue to put economics over the lives of Arkansans. We already know that Arkansas hospitals can not handle the number of people who are projected to be hospitalized due to COVID19. We are asking that Governor Asa Hutchinson demand that Arkansas residents shelter in place in order to reduce the numbers of Arkansas residents that will contact COVID19. We ask that the Governor make the choice to put Arkansans above the economics. Our economics will be able to recover but we will not be able to bring people back to life. We do not have the supplies needed to care for the numbers of that contract COVID19 and choices will have to be made about who can be saved and who can not be saved.

We are asking for residents to allow for people to leave their homes for outdoor walks, getting necessary items like medicine and groceries, and to care for sick relatives, but otherwise must stay in their households. Businesses that do not provide essential services cannot continue to operate from their facilities, and instead employees must work from home, if possible.

We are asking for Governor Asa Hutchinson to think about it’s residents and to put the people of Arkansas about the economics. Our economy will recover but lives will be lost if we do not take this step. More lives then will have be to lost due to this virus. Please do not let people loose their lives needlessly. Please do not put our medical personal through needless stress or the trauma that will occur if this step is not taking. Please do what needs to be done to take care of Arkansas and it’s people.