Posted on 03/21/2020 4:12:18 AM PDT by karpov
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the state’s some 40 million citizens to “shelter in place,” meaning they shouldn’t leave their homes except to perform essential activities such as picking up food or medicine.
Then on Friday Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York ordered all non-essential businesses to keep their workers home, as did Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. Governor Philip Murphy of New Jersey said he would do so on Saturday. These actions got a federal imprimatur when Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House’s response task force endorsed the degree of shutdown ordered by Governors Newsom and Cuomo.
The speed at which the government-ordered clampdown has escalated is remarkable. Last week most businesses were still operating albeit at reduced capacity as people heeded public health recommendations to social distance. Restaurant reservation website OpenTable reported that year-over-year reservations were down 38% in California, 43% in Connecticut and 49% in New York as of March 12.
Then on Monday these Governors ordered gyms, restaurants, casinos and bars to close and banned social gatherings of more than 50 people. It makes sense to limit opportunities in which people can transmit the coronavirus to large groups of people. But we wonder if such massive public lockdowns as these Governors have ordered are warranted by the available data on the virus’s course.
Mr. Newsom warned that more than half of California’s population could be infected within eight weeks, but that obviously frightening assertion assumes no social distancing or other precautionary public health measures.
We praised Mr. Cuomo in these pages for pushing back this week against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s suggestion that New York City residents would soon be told to “shelter in place,” which caused panic across the city. Now the Governor has ordered a statewide shutdown
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It ain’t just democrats. Maryland’s RINO Governor has jumped in. While he’s done a great job in many respects, his inner totalitarian comes out too often.
Maryland has three major water reservoirs. There is lots of recreation around them. They just shut off the entire area to hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, fishing etc.
These are all for the most part solo activities. Worse, last week millions were laid off, mostly in the service sector many of whom will be unable to weather the storm. Fishing is a means of getting free food and it’s now illegal.
So sorry to hear that.
I am so sorry. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
A business might be deemed "non-essential" by gov't but provide an essential component to manufacture a ventilator or a chemical component of a drug that treats the disease.
Yet another reason to move your business to a Red state.
Tunnel vision. Totally focused on the virus, as if everything else can be put on hold.
Idiots.
Well; we got away with THAT; so let's try THIS!
Mark Levin was all over this on his show last night. On his Sunday night Fox News show his guests are going to be Mike Pence and Dr. Fauci. I suspect both are in for some very pointed questions.
I am sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.
Here in central Indiana; too.
So sorry! May God hold you close. Praying for you and yours!
I remember the pictures of nearly empty store shelves, taken in eastern bloc countries; and commented about them to whomever would listen at Walmart yesterday.
I’ve thought that from day one
Yup.
Jade Helm on steroids
Not so outlandish.
So sorry to hear that. Condolences.
it seems to me that it all started in the 6 counties of sf bay...
I’m here in NH waiting for some warmth to come so we can get out in our gardens. Gotta go get a dumptruck load of composted manure to put in the gardens soon before the ground thaws otherwise I’ll be up to my axles in mud.
Most everything in NH is still open, the Governor hasn’t told people to panic and stay in their homes. For the most part it is business as usual up here.
“Last week most businesses were still operating albeit at reduced capacity”
That was sensible. But secret Nazis can’t control their overwhelming urge for total control.
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