A week before Ohio recorded any coronavirus cases, Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his first warning, banning spectators from an international fitness and bodybuilding festival that brings in more than $50 million for the state's largest city.
In the following week, he was the first governor to shut down schools statewide and also moved to keep fans away from the NCAA men's
basketball tournament first-round games in Ohio, along with
NBA and NHL games in the state, before the organizations all canceled or postponed their seasons.