You'll recall that, on June 18, Governor Gavin Newsom made face coverings mandatory for all Californians in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The action was taken in response to the failure of many Californians to wear face masks in public.
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The mask order was downgraded to a mere recommendation.
Soon thereafter the shit commenced hitting the fan, Coronavirus-wise. The state-wide numbers started looking bad and many citizens defied safety recommendations, leading to Newsom's action six days ago. More locally, the Covid data are worrisome. The latest report (Covid-19) indicates that 26 Orange Countians died from Covid-19 yesterday—a new high, I believe. The number of cases keeps going up and up.
As far as responding to Covid-19 is concerned, OC now looks pretty bad compared to some neighboring counties.
That's because it's been fucking up.
As far as responding to Covid-19 is concerned, OC now looks pretty bad compared to some neighboring counties.
That's because it's been fucking up.
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As you know, Don Wagner is the Supervisor of the County's 3rd district—my district.
If you go to Don’s government page (https://d3.ocgov.com), you’ll see this:
As you can see, Don has chosen to provide Covid-19 info on his opening page, which is sensible.
I draw your attention to the “Covid-19 Resources” graphic that appears at the bottom of his page.
Golly, no mention of mask-wearing!
How come?
I looked at the pages of the other OC Supervisors. Most refer to the Covid-19 crisis, though none provides the graphic Don has chosen.
Supervisor Andrew Do’s page provides a prominent link to “Coronavirus Updates,” and, in particular, to a timeline of board actions re Covid-19. It’s pretty helpful. Check it out: update.
For some reason, Superivor Michelle Steel’s page does not draw attention to the Covid crisis at all. What's up with that?
As you know, she's board president.
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Supervisor Doug Chaffee’s page has a link to Covid updates. I see that the “infographic” that the link yields provides basic info about Covid-19 but, despite the Governor’s recent action, the graphic does not mention the need for mask-wearing.
Odd that.
Supervisor Lisa Bartlet‘s page provides a gizmo that scrolls through various items, including “Covid-19 updates.” Clicking on the latter led me to “OC Health Officer's Orders & Recommendations,” which includes “Wear a Cloth Face-Covering“ as the 4th order.
Excellent.
But no mask talk from Wagner. Or Steel.
It's pretty clear that many tens of thousands of Americans have died unnecessarily thanks to President Trump's foot-dragging re the Coronavirus crisis.
That's bad, real bad. Right? And Trump shows no signs of wising up. On the contrary! Americans should be fully cooperating with the familiar guidelines, but many seem confused or clueless. Trump's actions and statements are one obvious reason for that. So, many more will die, unnecessarily. It's a tragic leadership vacuum—or maybe an unprecedented "misleadership."
Meanwhile, here in OC, some substantial number of Orange Countians have died—and will die—thanks to the efforts of Wagner, Steel, and the whole "pushback" crowd. —I mean, Dr. Quick was doing the right thing and for the right reasons. And, for her trouble, the pushback Supes got rid of her and undid her orders.
Golly.
It will be interesting to see how our County "leaders" respond to our new self-perception of abject FUBARitude.
See also:
But no mask talk from Wagner. Or Steel.
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Golly.
It will be interesting to see how our County "leaders" respond to our new self-perception of abject FUBARitude.
See also:
….More than two months after the United States recorded its worst day of new infections since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation reached another grim milestone on Wednesday as it reported 36,880 new cases.
The number of infections indicated that the country was not only failing to contain the coronavirus, but also that the caseload was worsening — a path at odds with many other nations that have seen steady declines after an earlier peak. Cases in the United States had been on a downward trajectory after the previous high of 36,739 cases on April 24, but they have roared back in recent weeks.
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The tally of new cases, based on a New York Times database, showed that the outbreak was stronger than ever even as the United States continued to reopen its economy. The elevated numbers are a result of worsening conditions across much of the country, as well as increased testing — but testing alone does not explain the surge….
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On Wednesday it was as if the country had found itself back in March — at the start of the pandemic, in the early days of the lockdown, when masks were in short supply and when the death toll was skyrocketing.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that the state had recorded more than 7,000 new cases over the previous day.
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The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that if governments and communities in the Americas are not able to stop the spread of the virus through surveillance, isolation of cases and quarantine of contacts, there may be a need to impose — or reimpose — general lockdowns….
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| Yesterday: 26 Covid deaths in OC. The trend is worrisome. |
