Coronavirus ~ COVID-19

[Bèsame*]

And this is what's going on in my part of the world...Houston area will be following this soon.

Effective Monday, June 22, in Bexar County, all Customers (over the age of 10) will be required to wear masks or face coverings in our stores. Hidalgo County, Harris County, Travis County, Cameron County, Webb County, and others are expected to issue similar mandates.



These mask mandates also dictate that while citizens may not be penalized for not complying, businesses will be fined for not having a policy in place. Therefore, in every store under such a mandate, there will be store signage and banners informing our customers that masks are required to shop in our stores. Initially, for the first couple of days of the mandates, we will be handing out masks to any customer without one.



If a customer refuses, we will not be asking our Partners to enforce the policy. We want to keep our Partners safe from customers who feel that wearing a mask is a violation of their rights and might turn to belligerent behavior or violence. If a customer asks why we are not enforcing the mask requirement, please direct them to a store Leader who can explain that these situations have had a history of escalating and we are focused on the physical safety of the Partner and other customers.

[homoe]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Thursday he was troubled by the rise in “anti-science” beliefs throughout the country, saying such ill-founded sentiments could be “a problem” as the nation seeks to move past the coronavirus pandemic.

“One of the problems we face in the United States is that, unfortunately, there is a combination of an anti-science bias that people are ― for reasons that sometimes are, you know, inconceivable and not understandable ― they just don’t believe science and they don’t believe authority,” Fauci told the podcast “Learning Curve,” presented by the Department of Health and Human Services.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antho...b6f2720db35fe1

[homoe]

Florida breaks another single-day record, with 3,822 new coronavirus cases. Florida’s Department of Health on Friday morning confirmed 3,822 additional cases of COVID-19, setting another daily total record high since the start of the pandemic. The state now has a total of 89,748 confirmed cases.

Previously, the highest daily total recorded was on Thursday, when 3,207 cases were reported. There were also 43 new deaths announced, raising the statewide death toll to 3,104.

A Miami Herald analysis of public and non-public COVID-19 data found that as of June 3, new cases in Florida had consistently been trending up since mid-May and the trends could not be attributed solely to increases in testing.

[~ocean]

Originally Posted by homoe

Florida breaks another single-day record, with 3,822 new coronavirus cases. Florida’s Department of Health on Friday morning confirmed 3,822 additional cases of COVID-19, setting another daily total record high since the start of the pandemic. The state now has a total of 89,748 confirmed cases.

Previously, the highest daily total recorded was on Thursday, when 3,207 cases were reported. There were also 43 new deaths announced, raising the statewide death toll to 3,104.

A Miami Herald analysis of public and non-public COVID-19 data found that as of June 3, new cases in Florida had consistently been trending up since mid-May and the trends could not be attributed solely to increases in testing.

I don't care where it's going to be held coronavirus is a loaded weapon THE WH MORON suggests not to wear a mask that's criminal as far as I am concerned ~ no mask and a shot of bleach ~ I'm not going to his party's.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Bèsame*

And this is what's going on in my part of the world...Houston area will be following this soon.

Effective Monday, June 22, in Bexar County, all Customers (over the age of 10) will be required to wear masks or face coverings in our stores. Hidalgo County, Harris County, Travis County, Cameron County, Webb County, and others are expected to issue similar mandates.



These mask mandates also dictate that while citizens may not be penalized for not complying, businesses will be fined for not having a policy in place. Therefore, in every store under such a mandate, there will be store signage and banners informing our customers that masks are required to shop in our stores. Initially, for the first couple of days of the mandates, we will be handing out masks to any customer without one.



If a customer refuses, we will not be asking our Partners to enforce the policy. We want to keep our Partners safe from customers who feel that wearing a mask is a violation of their rights and might turn to belligerent behavior or violence. If a customer asks why we are not enforcing the mask requirement, please direct them to a store Leader who can explain that these situations have had a history of escalating and we are focused on the physical safety of the Partner and other customers.

Rhode Island has been doing this for a while now (for us, it's age 3 and up unless a medical condition prohibits it) and it's been beneficial. We're actually decelerating the climb of COVID-19 and have the highest testing rate of all the states so it does work. It's crazy when you hear someone being stabbed or shot for trying to enforce a safety measure so be careful out there!

[homoe]

“I don’t think that this is going to slow down. Wherever there is wood to burn, this fire is going to burn,” Dr. Michael Osterholm said on Sunday “Meet the Press.”

COVID-19 will rage “like a forest fire” in a U.S. that has no clear plan to deal with it and has regressed to a dismissive, “pre-pandemic” attitude, a top infectious disease expert said Sunday. America’s leadership is unfocused, Dr. Michael Osterholm told Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” unlike other parts of the world that remain vigilant against the pandemic.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/micha...b60f58759876e7

[Vincent]

Originally Posted by homoe

“I don’t think that this is going to slow down. Wherever there is wood to burn, this fire is going to burn,” Dr. Michael Osterholm said on Sunday “Meet the Press.”

COVID-19 will rage “like a forest fire” in a U.S. that has no clear plan to deal with it and has regressed to a dismissive, “pre-pandemic” attitude, a top infectious disease expert said Sunday. America’s leadership is unfocused, Dr. Michael Osterholm told Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” unlike other parts of the world that remain vigilant against the pandemic.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/micha...b60f58759876e7

I feel so angry and frustrated for my freinds in the US,I see stuff and feel safe in OZ,then feel guilty,sitting back watching some sort of horror flick,but it's real.
I have visited twice and met the most amazing generous people in any country ive been to, most of my friends are in the US,I wish I could bring you all to Aust.
I'm so sad
Love from Aust x