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AIMS TO DO JUST THAT, WITH HUNDREDS TAKING TO THE STREETS BEHIND ME IN SUPPORT. >> WE DON’T THINK THAT THERE’S ANY REASON WE CAN’T PROTECT THE ELDERLY AND THE VULNERABLE FROM THIS VIRUS, AND STILL GET OUR SMALL BUSINESSES BACK UP TO WORK. TRE: THE ANNAPOLIS MALL, NOW SHUT DOWN DUE TO STATE MANDATES, SERVING AS A BACKDROP TO UPSET PROTESTERS. AS THEIR CONCERNS WERE HEA THROUGH CAR HORNS, HUNDREDS PARADING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA SATURDAY DEMANDING GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS HE IMPOSED ON THE STATE DUE CORONAVIRUS BY >> WE DON’T LIKE MAY 1. IT. TRE: FOR WEEKS NOW, THE GOVERNOR’S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER HAS BEEN IN PLACE SHUTTING DOWN NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AND LEAVING MANY WITHOUT A JOB AS ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE ARE FORCED TO STAY CLOSED, AT LEAST UNTIL MID-MAY. >> THE GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO LISTEN TO, ESPECIALLY, THE STUDENTS. I THINK THE CANCELLATIONS OF GRADUATIONS AND PROBLEMS ISN’T FAIR TO THE STUDENTS WHO’VE WORKED HARD ALL YEAR. TRE: REOPENING THE STATE BY MAY 1 SEEMS TO BE UNLIKELY. IN A FRIDAY PRESS CONFERENCE, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE DOES NOT THINK THE STATE IS READY AND WON’T BE UNTIL A NUMBER OF FACTORS ARE MET. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE 14 DAYS OF NUMBERS GOING DOWN ON HOSPITALIZATION RATES, ON ICU BEDS, AND ON DEATHS. TRE: AND THAT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE THE CASE. ANNOUNCED SATURDAY, WE’VE LEARNED 101 CONFIRMED CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MULTIPLE CHARLES COUNTY NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. THOUGH DEMONSTRATORS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN IS OVER. >> GIVE US A PLAN. GIVE SOME PEOPLE HOPE. GIVE THAT SMALL BUSINESSMAN HOPE THAT HE COULD OPEN UP IN A WEEK OR TWO OR THREE OR WHATEVER IT IS. BUT THEY CAN’T STAY CLOSED FOREVER. TRE: THE GOVERNOR PLANS TO SHARE MORE DETAILS ON HIS RECOVERY PLAN COME NEXT WEEK. FOR NOW, REPORTIN

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Hundreds of people filled the streets Saturday in Annapolis to demand Gov. Larry Hogan lift restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland's latest numbers | Rumor Control ||The group Reopen Maryland is upset over the weeks-long shutdown in the state due to the coronavirus."We don't think that there's any reason we can't protect the elderly and the vulnerable from this virus and still get our small businesses back up to work," said Paul Brockman with Reopen Maryland.While in their cars, hundreds of demonstrators paraded through the streets holding signs out of their car windows and honking their horns. The Annapolis Mall, which is now shut down due to state mandates, served as a backdrop to upset protesters.It started at noon Saturday after an online petition by Reopen Maryland called upon people in the state to rally against the statewide shutdown that has businesses closed and many out of a job and all public schools in the state are forced to stay closed at least until mid-May."The government really needs to listen to, especially, the students. I think the cancellations of prom isn't fair to the students who've worked hard all year," said Rachel Guerra.The protesters said they want to see the state reopen by May 1, but the governor has said he does not think the state is ready for that and will not be ready until the number of hospital stays, ICU patients and deaths due to the virus are trending down for 14 days.And that doesn't seem to be the case. Announced Saturday, there were 101 confirmed cases reported at several Charles County nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.Some protesters believe the shutdown is making things worse, and they will continue their efforts until the shutdown is over. "Give us a plan. Give some people hope. Give that small businessman hope that he could open up in a week or two or three or whatever it is. But they can't stay closed forever," Brockman said.The governor said Friday that he plans to share more details on his recovery plan next week.