Heaven forbid that we get a bad 'second wave'.
Of course, nobody knows for sure what will happen, but one thing is certain, we can't afford to have a full lockdown of the country again.
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Coronavirus and the USA
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Heaven forbid that we get a bad 'second wave'.
Of course, nobody knows for sure what will happen, but one thing is certain, we can't afford to have a full lockdown of the country again.
Getting more like China or Russia by the week.
Hopefully John Hopkins University can still somehow source the true data from every state.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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Bloody hell ! That is genuinely incredible ! Fully expecting Worldometer data to show the new infection rate tailing off considerably from now on. Brilliant solution to the problem by Trump, tragic for ordinary Americans.
Raphael Meade
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It just gets crazier by the day -- in other news, some republican states that have been following Trump's lead and refusing to do really anything at all, have imposed mask mandates today;
Alabama - mask now required with very right wing governor stating "We’re almost to the point where our hospital ICUs are overwhelmed" and "I always prefer personal responsibility over a government mandate"
Walmart - biggest retailer in the US now requires a mask for entry, along with Starbucks. We await the videos of fighting at the entrances as people refuse and try to get their 2 minutes of fame for being a ****ing selfish asshole.
Oklahoma - the governor who has resisted a mask mandate and has one of the most aggressive reopening plans posted photos on his twitter eating inside restaurants with his family and attended Trump's Tulsa rally sans mask, has now tested positive for Covid.
Alabama - mask now required with very right wing governor stating "We’re almost to the point where our hospital ICUs are overwhelmed" and "I always prefer personal responsibility over a government mandate"
Walmart - biggest retailer in the US now requires a mask for entry, along with Starbucks. We await the videos of fighting at the entrances as people refuse and try to get their 2 minutes of fame for being a ****ing selfish asshole.
Oklahoma - the governor who has resisted a mask mandate and has one of the most aggressive reopening plans posted photos on his twitter eating inside restaurants with his family and attended Trump's Tulsa rally sans mask, has now tested positive for Covid.
Saltydog
New member
Na, if Trump now has control over the new case and fatality numbers the rate will probably show a massive drop overnight. He personally has the virus on the run.
maltaseagull
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Trump needs to be surrounded by yes men.
If anyone dares to say hang on let's reconsider, they are either turned upon or fired.
His latest press secretary is a perfect example.
I imagine she prays to a picture of Trump 3 times a day!
Sycophantic is not really enough to describe her.
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Here we go....
Coronavirus hospital data removed from CDC website following Trump plan to reroute information
Following the Trump administration’s decision to reroute coronavirus hospital data first to the administration, instead of sending it to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some data is no longer available on the CDC.gov website.
The information removed from the website is the hospital data that was reported to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, according to CDC spokesperson Kristen Nordlund.
The data includes...
- the current inpatient and intensive care unit bed occupancy
- Health care worker staffing
- Personal protective equipment supply status and availability
The information appeared on the National Healthcare Safety Network Covid-19 module page and the CDC’s Covid-19 data tracker.
Raphael Meade
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In other news from this great nation today;
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-...-overrides-all-local-mask-orders-in-the-state
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is prohibiting local municipalities across the state from mandating that masks be worn in public to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Kemp’s executive order issued Wednesday prevents local governments from enforcing mandatory face-covering orders that are more restrictive than the current statewide order. The move effectively voided orders issued by at least 15 local governments across the state, according to The Associated Press.
Rather than imposing a mandatory requirement, Kemp’s order states that residents and visitors in the state are “strongly encouraged to wear face coverings as practicable” when in public except when eating, drinking or exercising outdoors.
Candice Broce, a spokesperson for Kemp, doubled down on the governor’s stance that local orders are “unenforceable.”
“Previous executive orders — and now this order — state no local action can be more or less restrictive than ours. We have explained that local mask mandates are unenforceable. The Governor continues to strongly encourage Georgians to wear masks in public,” Broce tweeted.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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Wow ! you expect this sort of stuff from banana republics and Eastern Europe, not The Land of the Free !
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Hove / Παρος
I've always found it staggering how the Yanks cling to this idealistic dream that they are the land of the free - that dream disappeared centuries ago! From any developed western nation I've ever visited I've not come across a country with more far-reaching and oppressive laws and justice. They are so totally deluded.
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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78000 new cases 
Looks like that 100k cases per day prediction that many scoffed at, might well be reached.
Looks like that 100k cases per day prediction that many scoffed at, might well be reached.
The epidemic curves in Trump’s heart(less)land, look very different from those in the rest of the developed world. There’s no dip slope to the right. Highlighting his continued incompetence.
Mississippi:
Mississippi:
Jolly Red Giant
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- Jul 11, 2015
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It is much worse than this - the Trump administration have consciously abandoned testing in April because they wanted to blame the Democratic governors for the deaths in the 'blue' states. Now, while deaths continue to increase, people are waiting two weeks for test results (which defeats the whole purpose of testing).
Trump and the rest of his acolytes should be strung up by the balls for causing tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the USA.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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To quote Trump in his latest TV interview and asked about the huge numbers of cases and deaths in the US.... " It is what it is"
I know. 160,000 deaths, the Commander in Chief was powerless to ameliorate effect of CV19.
That makes perfect sense.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 27,886
Trump would reply to that like this......... " look, we looked in to it and we don't have enough Amelliorate for everybody but, bleach is good to so if you can't get Amelliorate you can use that.. "
“Ameliorate is fake news, my friends”.
A sad tale and a lesson for anyone listening to the dangerous crap from the likes of Icke:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53892856
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53892856