Elon Musk v public health: a timeline of the Tesla factory standoff

Elon Musk v public health: a timeline of the Tesla factory standoff

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/12/elon-musk-tesla-reopening-lockdown-timeline

The billionaire has defied shelter-in-place orders and styled himself as an anti-lockdown hero. This is how we got here

On Monday 11 May, Elon Musk attempted to fashion himself into a hero of the anti-public-health movement when he dared authorities to arrest him for restarting production at Tesla’s northern California car plant, in defiance of the local shelter-in-place order. Neither Musk nor anyone else has been arrested, but his action has placed state and local officials in the difficult situation of figuring out whether and how to enforce coronavirus restrictions against a litigious billionaire who is also a major employer.