[BS Beef]

Originally Posted by twinklesweep

Given the current state of Covid-19, as far as masks are concerned, when my surgeons and their OR staffs find them unnecessary to prevent contagion, then I may give up mine!

So you’re never giving up your mask? Ever? You’re aware they wear more than just a mask, right? Hope you’re not being irresponsible and going out in public In anything less than full PPE.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I agree with the posters that have said that we have had more testing done and that will give us more positive results.

But another thing to remember is many, if not most, of those cases that were reported yesterday were contracted up to fourteen days ago. It's not like we opened up and all those people got the virus that day. Some of those cases occurred two weeks ago before phase two began.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

You go Bellaperson! Well-spoken.

The latest from the Corona Task Force says that it is almost impossible to catch the virus by touching surfaces. So all that hand washing and sanitizing evidently was for nothing.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by bonrich

It took awhile but we got used to wearing seat belts, right? So, same will go for the masks, will wear them for as long as it takes to be safe. It is surprising to watch people as they exit their cars and not have a mask on, but as soon as they hit the door of a business, on goes the mask. It will be for a time until a vaccine is produced that will protect us, and it will be like getting a flu shot every year, I hope..........

The latest from the Corona Task force says that it is very difficult to catch the virus outdoors and almost impossible to catch it when the temperature is over 77 degrees.

Masks are basically to protect other people. The virus will go through most masks. But a mask will slow down the expulsion rate of the virus coming from the person wearing the mask. In other words, some of the virus might get through but it will not travel as far.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

Kids can go back to school Some theme parks are opening. Restaurants can open to %100 capacity...People are asking to have the entertainment back at the squares..FLORIDA JUST RECORDED THE MOST CASES OF COVID 19 CASES IN ONE DAY TODAY... any body besides me see a problem?

Hmmmmm The average time from exposure to symptoms is 5-6 days. What happened 5-6 days before June 12, when you posted this?

These Images Show Just How Massive the Floyd Protests Were on Saturday
By Daniel Politi
June 06, 20208:25 PM

[ts12755]

Our people need to get their lives back outbreak or no outbreak. The very old and the very sick need to stay home. Especially the old people that don't work anymore or have children in school.

[ColdNoMore]

If any meaningful contact tracing program were in place, we could find out what % the Floyd protests...contributed to the rise in Covid-19 cases.

And I'm sure that many people gathering, a lot without masks...certainly resulted in at least some additional cases.

But the fact that the virus is now reaching and increasing cases in rural areas, where no protests ever occurred, simply tries to once again...obfuscate and throw out red herrings in an attempt to blame only one demographic.

Not that fair, decent & intelligent folks...are surprised in the least.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

If any meaningful contact tracing program were in place, we could find out what % the Floyd protests...contributed to the rise in Covid-19 cases.

And I'm sure that many people gathering, a lot without masks...certainly resulted in at least some additional cases.

But the fact that the virus is now reaching and increasing cases in rural areas, where no protests ever occurred, simply tries to once again...obfuscate and throw out red herrings in an attempt to blame only one demographic.

Not that fair, decent & intelligent folks...are surprised in the least.

Experts Fear Large Protests Could Lead to Spike in COVID-19 Cases

“Things like yelling, speaking loudly, chanting can increase the number of droplets that are exposed,” said Abby Rudolph, an epidemiologist at Temple University. “Police tactics like teargas and pepper spray increase the risk of coughing and expelling mucus and droplets in the air.”

Experts Fear Large Protests Could Lead to Spike in COVID-19 Cases – NBC10 Philadelphia

[GoodLife]

But the fact that the virus is now reaching and increasing cases in rural areas, where no protests ever occurred, simply tries to once again...obfuscate and throw out red herrings in an attempt to blame only one demographic.

Are you sure it's only increasing in rural areas? We know that kids never drive into the big cities when there are massive protests.

[GoodLife]

As we have seen, the media picks and chooses which states they want to portray as doing a good job or a bad job on virus control. Even though Florida has managed the pandemic much better than New York, it gets attacked in the press repeatedly.

Now they are running stories about spikes of cases in various states and appear to put the blame on reopening too early. Comparing graphs of new cases in Florida and New York gives a better understanding.

Florida



Look at that huge spike! 2500 new cases in one day!

New York



Look how good New York is doing, they've gone down from 12,000 new cases per day to 2000, great job!

I don't know if the Florida spike is an anomaly from backlogged tests or if its a sign the virus is resurging. If it's a resurge I would certainly take a look at huge protests that have been taking place for past two weeks as a source for new infections.

There has been no big spike in Sumter County, 4 new cases in past week. There also haven't been any huge protests either.

http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_pa...rts_latest.pdf

[Bay Kid]

They are just getting to testing in rural areas, plus city folks are escaping to the rural areas from all directions.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I have been going to the restaurants and they have been spacing tables and staff have been masked , but you look up at bar especially outside bars and it’s just like before the virus hit.. I do feel safe in restaurant here’s a little tip before you go into bathroom put on your mask , it’s close inside of bathroom, and people from even off the street are using them

[Everett Rhyner]

I think that’s a good idea that’ll take care of some of the traffic problem in the January February and March they should re-open everything

[MEbner2805]

That’s the entire Sumter county mind you! People love to spread doom and gloom and the facts say otherwise here. We can’t shut the world down forever and after a while the shutdown is more destructive than the virus. We had a high death rate of 2018 flu and nobody complained so not sure why the hysteria is occurring right now. People can’t survive if they do not work. Businesses will all close and the ignorance will surely backfire. Common sense approach is best.

[Clydles1]

Got stuck in a rally at LSL this afternoon. No one, and I mean no one, had a mask. I realize they were in golf carts but come on, yes it’s going to be around for a while but let’s not be stupid people!