COVID-19 (f/k/a "the Coronavirus")

[GB Warrior]

 Ralph Northam wore a mask all the way back and college and he still tested positive

[Jockey]

And here come the record nunber of cases. The Anti-Mask rural counties venture into the larger urban metros putting others there at risk. And, those COVID-19 positive rural counties have reached hospital capacity so they have to transfer patients to the larger 3 million pop  metro areas.

Meanwhile the Anti Mask COVID-19 Governor quarantines.

https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/coronavirus/missouri-reports-record-number-of-covid-19-hospitalizations/article_f52b9d40-f8dd-53ef-9aaf-ba9f1cddd367.amp.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_stltoday&__twitter_impression=true

And as the article says, a record number of hospitalizations.

[shoothoops]

And as the article says, a record number of hospitalizations.

And there's more...immediately after the Governor and his wife finish quarantine, they are moving full steam ahead hosting a fall festival and other activities. Zero cancellations, masks not required.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouris-first-lady-moves-ahead-with-fall-festival-at-end-of-covid-19-isolation-period/article_3323451b-aa96-505a-af9a-80c23ade46ee.html

[The Sultan]

Maybe don't say anything for a change.

Yeah I'm gonna take advice from someone whose "contributions" to topics are mindless political banter.

[GooooMarquette]

And there's more...immediately after the Governor and his wife finish quarantine, they are moving full steam ahead hosting a fall festival and other activities. Zero cancellations, masks not required.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouris-first-lady-moves-ahead-with-fall-festival-at-end-of-covid-19-isolation-period/article_3323451b-aa96-505a-af9a-80c23ade46ee.html

Some people are really slow learners. The whole "masks optional" thing is mind boggling.

[Jockey]

Some people are really slow learners. The whole "masks optional" thing is mind boggling.

We all know why they won't make masks mandatory.

[Jockey]

Yeah I'm gonna take advice from someone whose "contributions" to topics are mindless political banter.

Put me on ignore.

[shoothoops]

Some people are really slow learners. The whole "masks optional" thing is mind boggling.

They don't want to cancel  events or require masks because the Governor is in a very close race Nov 3rd. Their base is the rural Anti-Mask crowd. Downplaying the virus is their strategy, even if they have the virus themselves, even if everything is falling apart around them. (insert your own jokes here)

Parson's 38 year old female CPA opponent, Nicole Galloway is the popular State Auditor and former Boone County (Columbia, MO/Mizzou Treasurer. She of course is Pro-Mask. She will need to rack up all of the urban/suburban votes in St. Louis, Columbia, Kansas City to offset his large anti-mask rural counties base.

So, there is no chance the Parson family is going to change their plans now. COVID-19, cases, hospitalizations, deaths, public health, empathy, decency, don't matter to them. Personal power and $ is what matters to them.

[jesmu84]

They don't want to cancel  events or require masks because the Governor is in a very close race Nov 3rd. Their base is the rural Anti-Mask crowd. Downplaying the virus is their strategy, even if they have the virus themselves, even if everything is falling apart around them. (insert your own jokes here)

Parson's 38 year old female CPA opponent, Nicole Galloway is the popular State Auditor and former Boone County (Columbia, MO/Mizzou Treasurer. She of course is Pro-Mask. She will need to rack up all of the urban/suburban votes in St. Louis, Columbia, Kansas City to offset his large anti-mask rural counties base.

So, there is no chance the Parson family is going to change their plans now. COVID-19, cases, hospitalizations, deaths, public health, empathy, decency, don't matter to them. Personal power and $ is what matters to them.

Similar thing happening in Indiana

[shoothoops]

The DT Administration took $300 million from the CDC in June, mid-pandemic. Where did it go? Sigh.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957

[Warriors4ever]

It's not very Christian, but I kind of hope that the governor and/or his wife have at least moderate symptoms. Something more than just really mild, feels like nothing. And then a recovery, because I'm not all bad.

[The Sultan]

Put me on ignore.

You're not worth the effort.

[shoothoops]

Similar thing happening in Indiana

Yep.

[pbiflyer]

Not sure why this thread is even open any more. Florida has completely defeated COVID. We are opening everything up.
DeSantis lifts statewide restrictions on bars and restaurants as Florida moves to phase 3
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2020/09/25/desantis-bars-and-restaurants-can-go-to-full-capacity-as-florida-moves-to-phase-3/

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed an executive order lifting all remaining statewide coronavirus-related restrictions on businesses in Florida, including bars and restaurants.

The executive order rolls back nearly every measure in Florida put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus and puts the state into the last phase of its reopening plan.

Friday's order also suspends fees and penalties for individuals who violate COVID-19 restrictions, removing the enforcement mechanisms in Pinellas and Hillsborough ordinances that require masks when inside public areas.

"We expect to do a full Super Bowl," he said, "and we're going to show that we're going to be able to do that."

Florida's seven-day average positivity rate is 11 percent, according to Hopkins data. The Florida Department of Health, which calculates positivity differently, by counting negative retests but not positive retests, pegged the rate at the 5 percent mark.



A couple notes. This means strip clubs can open to full capacity and activities. 
And since college kids are so responsible, he is trying to remove the universities ability to penalize students for not following university rules. I am sure that students, free from any consequences for their actions, will be completely responsible. 

[Warriors4ever]

What is wrong with him? Seriously.

[buckchuckler]

https://news.yahoo.com/airport-finland-using-dogs-detect-091915592.html

[Jockey]

You're not worth the effort.

Obviously, I would be. You spend an awful lot of time "scolding" me. But then of course you spend a lot of time scolding others too.

[Jockey]

The DT Administration took $300 million from the CDC in June, mid-pandemic. Where did it go? Sigh.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957

Quit making this all political. 

[TSmith34, Inc.]

What is wrong with him? Seriously.

I said way back there was a three way race for worst Governor between DeSantis, Noem, and Kemp, but DeSantis and Noem have pulled way ahead.

[GooooMarquette]

I said way back there was a three way race for worst Governor between DeSantis, Noem, and Kemp, but DeSantis and Noem have pulled way ahead.

Burgum should be on the list as well. Not quite at the Noem/DeSantis level, but he isn't far behind.

[shoothoops]

"Wisconsin is on the Brink of a major outbreak."

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/09/wisconsin-coronavirus-hotspot/616510/

[Jockey]

"Wisconsin is on the Brink of a major outbreak."

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/09/wisconsin-coronavirus-hotspot/616510/

The Badger State is seeing an explosive rise in cases: On September 1, it reported an average of about 750 new coronavirus cases a day; now it reports more than 2,000 a day. Wisconsin has reported nearly as many new cases per capita this week as Texas and Georgia did at the peak of their outbreaks this summer, according to the CDC.

[shoothoops]

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-is-backing-out-of-a-647-million-ventilator-deal-after-propublica-investigated-the-price/amp?__twitter_impression=true

"Evidence of fraud, waste, and abuse."

"Rather than force production of loe cost ventilators, a White House team led by Peter Navarro cut a new deal for more ventilators agreeing to pay more than four times the price."

$647 Million Deal.

[GooooMarquette]

"Wisconsin is on the Brink of a major outbreak."

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/09/wisconsin-coronavirus-hotspot/616510/

And for the people who say "I don't care about cases, I just care about hospitalizations":

At the same time, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wisconsin has more than doubled since the month began. "The surges are in Green Bay, in northeastern Wisconsin, and there's a little evidence of an uptick in Milwaukee," Sethi said. "A lot of these counties are where older individuals live, on average."

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

It feels like someone else made this mistake earlier

https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab/status/1309991172392148992?s=21