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Originally Posted by kappy
The country of Taiwan (population almost 24 million) has had the virus under control from the beginning. In fact, there was not one new locally transmitted case of the virus for more than 200 days, NOT ONE! While Florida (population 21.5 million) has anywhere from 5000 - 10,000 cases every day. How does Taiwan do it? One of the main reasons is the mandatory use of masks in public.
Isn’t it time that we asked our representatives to make mask wearing mandatory in our state? Mandatory mask wearing is a small sacrifice for a short period of time in order to reduce and finally eliminate COVID-19? If the number of cases and deaths continue to increase, we may be forced to have another complete shutdown.
We don’t have to wait until the vaccines are distributed. Call our representatives and tell them that there should be a mandatory mask policy put in place immediately. The number for Gov. Ron DeSantis is 850-488-7146, for Sen. Dennis Baxley is 352-750-3133 and for Rep. Brett Hage is 352-315-4445. The phone numbers and/or email addresses for our county commissioners in Lake, Marion and Sumter can be found at the county websites.
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As reported this morning. 11-24-2020 8:30 a.m. on ABC, Florida, 946,000 total cases, 18,000 deaths, that is 2% death rate or a 98% recovery rate. I and almost everyone I know and associate with have moved on. A very close friend who is 70 years young, his wife and their 35 year old son were tested positive last week in Chicago, 7 days later the son has no symptoms both mom and dad report sniffing running nose and a minor headache. I had it the last week of April before I moved here with very minor symptoms. I totally understand that some need to be worried and feel they need to wear a mask. And I will continue wearing my mask when in a store but the minute I exit the store the mask comes off. I do not begrudge someone if they feel they need to wear a mask. But please stop the hysteria.