Posted on 05/17/2020 10:03:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
There has not been an observed spike in CCP virus cases in areas that have reopened, while some areas that remain shut down have seen an increase in cases, said Health Secretary Alex Azar.
“We are seeing that in places that are opening, we’re not seeing this spike in cases,” Azar told CNN’s “State of the Union” program on Sunday morning. “We still see spikes in some areas that are in fact close to very localized situations.”
A number of governors have imposed stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, last year. Such stay-at-home orders have forced the closure of numerous businesses deemed nonessential, leading to more than 30 million job losses in about two months, according to Labor Department statistics.
Azar said that reopening is the choice of local governments.
“These are very localized determinations. There should not be a one size fits all to reopening but reopen we must because it’s not health versus the economy. It’s health versus healthy,” he said, noting that keeping places like hospitals shut down for other medical procedures than COVID-19 could create a separate public health crisis.
There is a “very real health consequence to these shutdowns” that needs to be balanced against possible illness from the virus, Azar told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” in another interview. That is reflected in other medical procedures or screenings that aren’t being done as hospitals deal with the pandemic.
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Meanwhile back int the 60’s when there was the Asian flu that killed over 100k it was pretty much - meh - plus all the other flu deaths over the years; now here comes COVID and the world panics. Why? Hysterical lying fake media news destroyed lives, livelihood and jobs.
Dr Death Fauci and “The Scarf” Birx lied to Americans.
... “the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus” ...
Nice brand.
Coupled with the pussy-fication of America which has turned many into quivering cowards. Its hard to defend the country when most are hiding under their beds.
There are still those — including a nearby neighbor who has their television tuned to CNN 24/7 — who truly believe that to venture outside without a mask is a clear indication you are capable of mass murder — not “killing people”, mind you — but “mass murder”. That to contract the virus means certain death. My neighbor added that to her, “Dr. Fauci is a god!!”
No surprise there. We've been saying that on FR for months. The lockdowns have never made any sense.
RE: ... “the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus” ..., Nice brand.
Just remember — when the Epoch Times reports about Covid-19, they will always use this term — CCP virus.
This publication ( which is owned by the persecuted Falun Gong ) absolutely DESPISES the CCP.
RE: “The Scarf” Birx
She should retire and start selling Scarves as a fashion brand on the internet.
Well, I for one prefer “CCP Virus” to “Covid-19 Virus” and hope that the Trump Administration does also, thereby attributing this plague to the guilty source.
Meanwhile back int the 60’s when there was the Asian flu that killed over 100k it was pretty much - meh - plus all the other flu deaths over the years; now here comes COVID and the world panics. Why? Hysterical lying fake media news destroyed lives, livelihood and jobs.
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Yup. The difference from the 60’s is 24-hour media, snowflake culture, and “social” media. The three together were an accident waiting to happened and the accident was hyping up this year’s “flavor” of the flu.
Azar is turning out to be one of Trump’s better appointments.
Hasn’t there been a 3-4 week lead time from the time of infection until people show up at the hospital?
I support universal reopening and letting the chips fall where they may.
But people need clear, whole information in order to make their own decisions.
Did GA go “back to normal” (when?) and are there any restrictions or admonitions in place to mitigate spread to something manageable?
Hiding under their beds with their iPad watching the lame stream media hype and scream about how Trump has killed 60,000 Americans.
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