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Trump urges Americans to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people
The Hill ^ | 1/16/20

Posted on 03/16/2020 12:44:14 PM PDT by Meatspace

President Trump on Monday urged Americans to avoid traveling and gathering in public spaces in an effort to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.

"If everyone makes this change, or these critical changes and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus," Trump said in the White House briefing room. "We're going to have a big celebration all together."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: socialdistancing
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To: blueunicorn6

BOOM!


21 posted on 03/16/2020 12:53:24 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: madison10

“Did China’s really go that long? We probably do not really know.”

Well, it still ongoing in China, but they got through the “surge” part. It probably could be handled in the same amount of time here, but we can’t do the extreme measures China did in dealing with it’s people or things like building 16 large temporary hospitals in a few weeks time.


22 posted on 03/16/2020 12:55:09 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Meatspace

That could mean that they believe that just less than 10% of people are infected.


23 posted on 03/16/2020 12:55:47 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

So, church is inadvisable?


24 posted on 03/16/2020 12:56:30 PM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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To: Meatspace

“ rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus,”


25 posted on 03/16/2020 12:56:45 PM PDT by Bulwinkle (, a.k.a. Daffy Duck)
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To: VAFreedom

If you go further you have collapse of society pearl clutcher.


26 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:04 PM PDT by BillyCuccio (MAGA)
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To: LouieFisk

They are getting some Boomerang from Chinese returning from Europe.


27 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: VAFreedom
I’m okay if trump wants to go further.....

remember typhoid Mary? if anyone do not listen, force qurantine!

Did you forget the sarcasm tag? See my post #18 and you tell me if we go to that extreme who decides when its over?

28 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:23 PM PDT by Shethink13 (there are 0 electoral votes in the state of denial)
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To: Meatspace

The left will stockpile the virus. Say that Trump is celebrating too soon when this lifts. Then they will re-release the virus. They already tried to overthrow the government. Twice. Put nothing past them.


29 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:36 PM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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Impressive presser. I can’t imagine Hillary a Clinton giving the same effort.


30 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:45 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: FamiliarFace

Our area just finished Spring Break.

All of those families traveled all across the USA....gathering/spreading virus.

A friend who went skiing in Park City has received calls (contact tracing) that a hotel employee has tested positive.

Their family is now self-isoloating. :(


31 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:52 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.cuase)
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To: JonPreston

Yeah, well, I hope the only thing we lose people to is “a summer love”! I’ve had a few of those, good memories!


32 posted on 03/16/2020 12:57:54 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: madison10

China likely had active cases in August or September whether they knew it or not.

In December, the announced that the virus was making people sick and also that they had identified the virus to be “novel”. In order for them to know that, they would have had to type the RNA sequence of the virus. That is not a simple thing to do and it takes time. Therefore, they were studying this before they made the announcement in December.

Imagine how many people passed through China between late August and December 2019? If we back date until then and now we’re seeing things under control in China, that’s 7 months so far in total with about 5-6 months of really bad stuff.

The question is, how much did our precautions upfront help? How much will the difference make in the density of the populations? If we’re 3-4 months, that will take us to the end of June.

However, another important variable is the time of year. Viruses usually die out by May so the weather warming should help.

We’re all deciding how to suffer and sacrifice during Lent.


33 posted on 03/16/2020 12:58:02 PM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: Meatspace

My wife told me we need to keep our social distances. I said, “What’s new?” (here comes that Greta scowl again)

No really she’s cool. The funniest tyrant I’ve ever met.


34 posted on 03/16/2020 12:59:16 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Meatspace

I noticed people on streets close by were throwing parties Sunday afternoon. Idiots!


35 posted on 03/16/2020 12:59:51 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, ad that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Meatspace
I am all in for you Mr. President.

I am kind of socially challenged anyway.

36 posted on 03/16/2020 1:00:52 PM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: RummyChick

There was a clarification above: the virus may be here that long, not necessarily the distance measures.


37 posted on 03/16/2020 1:01:07 PM PDT by madison10
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To: ClearCase_guy

I thought the show was called three’s company?


38 posted on 03/16/2020 1:01:36 PM PDT by Jaysin (Trump canÂ’t be beat, if the Democrats donÂ’t cheat)
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To: madison10

BINGO!!!!!


39 posted on 03/16/2020 1:02:14 PM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: Theophilous Meatyard III

“So, church is inadvisable?”

I’d skip any place where you have a bunch of people stuffed together in close quarters. For a month - and then see how things look at the time. Let the church/pastor know it isn’t anything personal or spiritual, it’s just taking care of business.


40 posted on 03/16/2020 1:02:48 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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