Many business owners are losing patience with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Safe, Stay at Home” order to limit the spread of COVID-19. They have no or little income coming in, putting their livelihoods in jeopardy.

Even people who don’t own businesses probably are feeling a little anxious. They miss going to their favorite restaurants, the gym and other places, and watch their hair grow shaggier by the day.

Although it is our sincere hope life can resume, we’re not ready to be “liberated” yet.

Even if the COVID-19 curve starts to flatten, are we really getting the whole story? It’s hard to tell without more widespread testing.

Federal guidelines require one of two conditions be met: a downward trajectory of documented cases over a 14-day period, and that the percentage of people who test positive must decrease for 14 days as long as the number of tests given remains flat or increases over that period.

According to Bridge Magazine, Michigan is falling short of the testing benchmark with chronic shortages of testing supplies.

A Monday Associated Press story quoted Whitmer as saying a lack of virus testing supplies is delaying possible steps of loosening business restrictions. She also said Michigan has the capability to triple the level of testing being performed, but lacks the supplies.

Whitmer also said something really telling: “It would take down the risks associated with taking action to re-engage parts of our economy.”

We understand people’s frustrations, although that doesn’t excuse recent protests in Michigan and other states demanding they reopen businesses.

Whitmer is no tyrant, despite what some Michigan rally signs indicated. She has to keep public safety in mind, and without a credible idea of how COVID-19 is spreading in the state, it’s too early to reopen it.

Without the proper amount of testing and a better gauge of COVID-19’s prevalence in the state, opening up the state too quickly could have tragic consequences. We urge more testing to avoid such a result.