Thanks for the thread. It’s 81 degrees and sunny at the ranch.
BEACH BRAWL
With Beach Closures, Newsom Draws A Line In The Sand
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew his line in the sand Thursday, ordering the closure of only Orange County beaches until further notice during the coronavirus shutdown.
Newsom stopped short of closing all beaches in the state as was the concern overnight. Instead, he announced in a televised press briefing that he is ordering a “hard close” only along Orange County’s shores. …
Orange County’s Board of Supervisors chairwoman Michelle Steel decried the order in a statement.
“Governor Newsom’s memo directing the closure of California beaches is a clear example of unnecessary government overreach,” Steel wrote....
Patch via Yahoo
https://news.yahoo.com/orange-county-beaches-ordered-closed-195201035.html
part two: ( Orange County draws their own line )
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said he intends to direct his deputies, which have jurisdiction over county beaches and certain cities, to seek voluntary compliance from residents.
“We have been able to accomplish that and educate the public where necessary,” he said. “To date, we have not had to take any enforcement action on any components of the governor’s orders.”
LA Times via Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-local-beaches-orange-county-194349854.html
RUSSIA
Anger rises among Russia’s doctors as coronavirus hospitals get put on lockdown
Moscow (CNN)... Medical facilities in the country have emerged as one of the main breeding grounds for Covid-19, and two dozen hospitals have had to shut down for long quarantines, with many doctors falling sick.
The numbers are stark. On Thursday, Russia’s total number of reported coronavirus cases surpassed the 100,000 mark, exceeding numbers reported from Iran and China. And of 285 coronavirus hotspots the country is trying to contain, 64% are in hospitals...
...Initially, the quarantine was supposed to end last week, but public health officials later said the center will stay closed “until further notice.” On Sunday, April 26, a health worker at the hospital posted a cry for help on YouTube...
Head of the spinal surgery ward in that hospital, Dmitry Ptashnikov, said in an Instagram post all doctors in his department contracted the coronavirus...
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/europe/russia-coronavirus-hospitals-lockdown-anger-intl/index.html
81...
I think it got to 60° here in Greenville, cloudy, cool, light breeze.
in 3 weeks, it will be 85° at noon, though...