II.Reading.(2x4=8)AbipartisangroupofgovernorsofMichigan,Ohio,Wisconsin,Minnesota,Illinois,IndianaandKentuckyannouncedThursdaythattheywillworkinclosecoordinationtoreopentheMidwestregionaleconomyinthewakeofthecoronaviruspandemic.TheannouncementcameinanewsreleasefromDemocraticMichiganGov.GretchenWhitmer,sentonbehalfofalltheparticipatinggovernors.“Ournumberoneprioritywhenanalyzingwhenbesttoreopenoureconomyisthehealthandsafetyofourcitizens,”thegovernorssaidinajointstatement.“Wewillmakedecisionsbasedonfacts,science,andrecommendationsfromexpertsinhealthcare,business,labor,andeducation,”thestatementadded.Thegovernorssaidtheywillfocusonatleastfourfactorsindeterminingtheidealtimetoreopentheirstates’economies:sustainedcontrolofnewinfectionandhospitalizationrates,enhancedtestingandtracingcapabilities,adequatehealthcarecapacitytorespondtoaresurgenceandbestworkplacesocialdistancingtechniques.Thegovernorsnotedthattheirdecisiontoworktogether“doesn’tmeanoureconomywillreopenallatonce,orthateverystatewilltakethesamestepsatthesametime.Butclosecoordinationwillensurewegetthisright.”SimilarcollaborationshavebeenundertakenbygovernorsinrecentdaysontheWestandEastcoasts.6.Thesevenstatesreferredtointhenewsreportarelocatedinthe____oftheUS.