Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

Number of cases wasn’t the criteria. Percent of tests coming back positive was - which has zero to do with increased testing.

 

I don't think so. At least not at first.

https://www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1194191?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA==#aoh=16070504217189&referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From %1$s&ampshare=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/guidelines-call-14-day-drop-cases-reopen-no-state-has-n1194191

 

Alabama's 7 day positive percentage is 27%.

 

We're at 8.8 percent (up from 6.8 a week ago) and I fully expect we'll be back to Phase 2 by Monday. I'm going to enjoy our ability to go out until then, but I understand completely if we shut it down. No protest here.

 

This is worrisome.

 

How's the federal government doing on funding these things? Oh. That's right. A relief package has been sitting on McConnell's desk for months.

 

Link?

I'll offer a few:

High COVID-19 Attack Rate Among Attendees at Events at a Church ...

COVID death toll increases after outbreak linked to church event

COVID Outbreak at North Carolina Church Linked to 12 Deaths and More Than 200 Cases

Senior Orthodox Church leaders downplayed COVID-19. Their deaths are causing alarm

Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are Confronting Coronavirus Cases.

A Fitchburg Church Is at the Center of a COVID-19 Outbreak: Here's What To Know


Meanwhile:

Did Floyd Protests Lead to a Virus Surge? Here’s What We Know

And, in fairness, a rebuttal:

Relationship of George Floyd protests to increases in COVID-19 cases using event study methodology

 

Precisely demonstrating the problem.

People have been trained to see "lock it down" as the only possible response to places where COVID outbreaks occur. It's not. Pretending like that's the only club in the bag is costing us.

 

And precisely demonstrating the other problem. A huge chunk of the country lives under state governments that are unilaterally blue. They don't need McConnell's permission to do shit.

But why pressure them when we can make sure Republicans get blamed, which is the important part, I guess?

 

No argument with that here. Had my eye on him since he was elected mayor of San Francisco (same one that saw Kamala Harris elected DA). He's made all the right moves since, but I don't think the electorate is going to be kind to anyone in office during this. The questions are, then a) Will the Democrats recognize this? and b) Will the Republicans recognize this and run someone besides a Trump or Rush wannabee?

 

Gating Criteria – Cases: There needs to be a downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period or a downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period (flat or increasing volume of tests).

 

I just no longer get how I'm supposed to keep "and by the people" in my mirror. "For the people" seem to be the ones raising guns, discarding masks, and causing issue. They seem to be winning. My state just spent I suppose (districts) hundreds of thousands of dollars of someone's money to give all teachers $1000.00 to make their classroom "best" for student return. They could pick the items they thought best. One thousand dollars, but never knowing WHEN the kids are coming back, hybrid or total, what the school has done, etc. Theater at best to assuage the masses.