Georgia's reopening is a high-stakes public health bet -- and will likely please Trump

Georgia's fervently pro-Trump governor's early breakout from a coronavirus shutdown is stirring fears of a deadly new wave of infections and warnings that he is derelict in his duty and acting on political motives.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp plans to open nail salons, massage therapists, bowling allies and gyms from Friday. Restaurants and movie theaters come back on line statewide next Monday.

The move, which is even more aggressive than President Donald Trump's optimistic call for a May 1 reopening, came after a week in which total US pandemic deaths...