Hogan press conference today at 5pm

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Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

I agree, but actually Elrich made clear in his last announcement that we are still under a stay at home order.

Except that we're not. Read his executive order. There's no stay-at-home order in it anymore.

Then he should stop putting it in his emails!!!! Are he and his staff just that stupid? I don’t have time to read every executive order, but I read his email updates.

Yes, apparently they are that stupid. The executive orders aren't that long. Read Executive Order 070-20 (link) and let me know if you see a stay-at-home order section. (hint: you won't find one)

Compare that to the earlier county executive order, Number 067-20. There you will see the stay-at-home order on page 2.

Simply put, the county's June 1st executive order lifted the stay-at-home order, while obviously leaving other restrictions in place (mostly related to opening/closing businesses).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

Why? Did all the nursing homes get bussed down to protest? Or all the obese? Or all the unhealthy comorbid people?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

I agree, but actually Elrich made clear in his last announcement that we are still under a stay at home order.

Except that we're not. Read his executive order. There's no stay-at-home order in it anymore.

Then he should stop putting it in his emails!!!! Are he and his staff just that stupid? I don’t have time to read every executive order, but I read his email updates.

Yes, apparently they are that stupid. The executive orders aren't that long. Read Executive Order 070-20 (link) and let me know if you see a stay-at-home order section. (hint: you won't find one)

Compare that to the earlier county executive order, Number 067-20. There you will see the stay-at-home order on page 2.

Simply put, the county's June 1st executive order lifted the stay-at-home order, while obviously leaving other restrictions in place (mostly related to opening/closing businesses).

Correct. MoCo is in phase 2 as of whatever day he wrote that starts over he next seven days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

MD numbers have continued to go down.

The number of cases does not matter. All that matters is hospital utilization. If hospitals are not full then we should be open. Do you not remember "flatten the curve"? That was never about preventing infections, it was about spreading infections over a longer period of time so hospitals are not overwhelmed. We need to open.

The number of cases is related to the number of hospitalizations.

No. They’re mostly driven by number of people tested. You can call up your dr and get tested just for fun, like before you hit the road to go to the outer banks.

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Anonymous wrote:The article said they are just putting a health advisory panel together? Seems a little late to the game.

LOL

What asshats.

Hey! They just learned of this whole "pandemic" thing last week! It's not like they had 6 months to prepare or anything.

No way I'm ever voting for Elrich. He's like the Trump of MoCo when it comes to ability to lead and manage, even if their politics are totally opposite.

Harvard now feels the virus has been around since Aug 2019

?

They did a study and found evidence that the virus may have been circulating in Wuhan last August.

Well that puts the final nail in the coffin for the “it came from a bat” smokescreen. Because bats aren’t hibernating in August, and therefore aren’t on the menu at the markets, since “bat season” is only during the winter, when they can be hunted and collected while sleeping through hibernation.

Bats are actually pretty easy to catch with a net or even bare hands in some species. I do not think that puts the nail in the coffin.

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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Announces Plans to Move to Phase 2 Reopening. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles today announced which activities will be allowed when the County enters Phase 2 of reopening (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS/RightNav/reopening/index.html). Phase 2 will likely begin sometime next week, pending confirmation of the data benchmarks. The County plans to continue with an incremental reopening, based on public health data.

Phase 2 will allow additional businesses and activities to start and/or increase modified operations under specified guidelines. The guidelines include:

• Retail - curbside and limited in-store; one patron per 200 sq. ft. of sales space;
• Restaurants - outdoor/patio seating and limited indoor* dining with requirements; 50 percent capacity maximum indoors (*Not permitted until Governor Larry Hogan lifts restrictions.);
• Childcare - Maryland State Department of Education continues expanding the number of essential personnel child care programs;
• Construction - open with requirements;
• Farms - open, “pick your own” open with requirements;
• Gyms - fitness centers, and other indoor Physical Activities; open with requirements; one patron per 200 sq. ft. of fitness space (Not permitted until Governor Hogan lifts restrictions.);
• Hospitals - physicians’ offices and other health care facilities, including hospitals, are available to care for your medical needs. Contact the local facility or office for more information;
• Hotels - open with requirements;
• Houses of Worship - virtual, drive-in, and limited indoor and outdoor services with requirements - one congregant/family unit per 200 sq. ft. of service space;
• Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings - limited to a maximum of 50 or one person/family unit per 200 sq. ft., whichever is lower (Not permitted until Governor Hogan lifts restrictions.);
• Manufacturing - open with requirements;
• Salons/Barbers/Personal Services - all personal services allowed by appointment only; one patron per 200 sq. ft. of service delivery space;
• Car Washes - open for internal and external cleaning with requirements;
• Manufacturing - open with requirements;
• Office Spaces and Multi-tenant Commercial Buildings - limited use for nonessential personnel with requirements; telework strongly encouraged where applicable;
• Outdoor Community pools (public and private) - open to lap swimming with requirements;
• Outdoor Day Camps - expanded opening with requirements;
• Outdoor Youth Sports - expanded for low-contact sports with requirements;
• Parks & Playgrounds - parks open for personal fitness and fitness classes with requirements; playgrounds open with requirements; only low-contact sports allowed; and
• Ride On Bus Service - expanded schedule; expanded routes.

Certain outdoor recreation activities and facilities are already permitted: golf courses, archery, shooting ranges, marinas, campgrounds, horseback riding facilities and tennis courts.

The following businesses and services will remain closed in Phase 2:
• Concerts and theaters;
• Senior centers;
• Libraries;
• Recreation facilities; and
• Shopping malls

Protective measures such as maintaining physical distancing, careful cleaning and disinfecting, and face coverings being worn by employees and customers, are just some of the measures being required of businesses that are in this initial phase of recovery.

[Anonymous]

So sick of people blaming local gov't officials who actually HAVE A CLUE. There's plenty of bad governors and mayors, etc., who decided to open too early and people are literally dying. Your CE probably saved your life.

Grow up.

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Anonymous wrote:So sick of people blaming local gov't officials who actually HAVE A CLUE. There's plenty of bad governors and mayors, etc., who decided to open too early and people are literally dying. Your CE probably saved your life.

Grow up.

Hi Marc. Why are you posting on a message board for those with families when you obviously hate kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The article said they are just putting a health advisory panel together? Seems a little late to the game.

LOL

What asshats.

Hey! They just learned of this whole "pandemic" thing last week! It's not like they had 6 months to prepare or anything.

No way I'm ever voting for Elrich. He's like the Trump of MoCo when it comes to ability to lead and manage, even if their politics are totally opposite.

Harvard now feels the virus has been around since Aug 2019

?

They did a study and found evidence that the virus may have been circulating in Wuhan last August.

It wouldn’t surprise me if that was true. We know now that the virus was spreading at low levels in the US for weeks or even months before there were many confirmed cases. It wouldn’t surprise me if that had been the case in China too. The timeline always seemed a bit suspect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

MD numbers have continued to go down.

The number of cases does not matter. All that matters is hospital utilization. If hospitals are not full then we should be open. Do you not remember "flatten the curve"? That was never about preventing infections, it was about spreading infections over a longer period of time so hospitals are not overwhelmed. We need to open.

The number of cases is related to the number of hospitalizations.

No. They’re mostly driven by number of people tested. You can call up your dr and get tested just for fun, like before you hit the road to go to the outer banks.

Oh, are there a lot of people going to get tested just for fun, and then testing positive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

I agree, but actually Elrich made clear in his last announcement that we are still under a stay at home order.

Except that we're not. Read his executive order. There's no stay-at-home order in it anymore.

Then he should stop putting it in his emails!!!! Are he and his staff just that stupid? I don’t have time to read every executive order, but I read his email updates.

Yes, apparently they are that stupid. The executive orders aren't that long. Read Executive Order 070-20 (link) and let me know if you see a stay-at-home order section. (hint: you won't find one)

Compare that to the earlier county executive order, Number 067-20. There you will see the stay-at-home order on page 2.

Simply put, the county's June 1st executive order lifted the stay-at-home order, while obviously leaving other restrictions in place (mostly related to opening/closing businesses).

You realize it’s ridiculous to have to cross-check the updates with the executive orders, right?

[Anonymous]

Why are libraries still closed in phase 2? Why couldn't they do a curbside type of arrange as many jurisdictions are doing?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what “playgrounds open with requirements” means? Google is not my friend on this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what “playgrounds open with requirements” means? Google is not my friend on this one.

I’m not sure they’ve figured that out yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will be announcing a retreat back to Phase Zero, because of all the people likely infected within the last 12 days of protesting.

There will be tens of thousands of new cases in the next couple weeks to come, assuming we weren’t being lied to the whole time about how contagious COVID is.

We need to go back to SAH/Shelter In Place immediately

I agree, but actually Elrich made clear in his last announcement that we are still under a stay at home order.

Except that we're not. Read his executive order. There's no stay-at-home order in it anymore.

Then he should stop putting it in his emails!!!! Are he and his staff just that stupid? I don’t have time to read every executive order, but I read his email updates.

Yes, apparently they are that stupid. The executive orders aren't that long. Read Executive Order 070-20 (link) and let me know if you see a stay-at-home order section. (hint: you won't find one)

Compare that to the earlier county executive order, Number 067-20. There you will see the stay-at-home order on page 2.

Simply put, the county's June 1st executive order lifted the stay-at-home order, while obviously leaving other restrictions in place (mostly related to opening/closing businesses).

You realize it’s ridiculous to have to cross-check the updates with the executive orders, right?

I'm not sure what you mean, but I do think it is quite unfortunate that we can't trust the county executive to accurately summarize his own executive orders.