Any rumors on when Hogan is going to make an announcement?

[Anonymous]

I assume the kids aren’t going back, but some spring activities are still holding out on cancelling and summer camps seem to be in suspended animation.

[Anonymous]

Today at 3pm. Hogan is making an announcement and the State Super will be there.

[Anonymous]

No rumors, but reading the tea leaves, Hogan is itching to be able to go to Stage 1. This would lift strict stay-at-home orders and start to allow some flexibility around movement, outdoors activities and businesses that can operate with strict distancing rules. He has been talking about looking for a plateau in hospitalizations for weeks now. A neighbor started a job at one of the testing labs doing data entry, and he said a lot of tests are coming in, so the test everyone in nursing homes with cases has been implemented. I think they will announced distance learning for the rest of the year for schools, and that Hogan is aiming for June 1 for stage 1, even if he doesn't say it yet. (I think he'll wait until after Memorial Day, so that people aren't ridiculous right away with gatherings.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No rumors, but reading the tea leaves, Hogan is itching to be able to go to Stage 1. This would lift strict stay-at-home orders and start to allow some flexibility around movement, outdoors activities and businesses that can operate with strict distancing rules. He has been talking about looking for a plateau in hospitalizations for weeks now. A neighbor started a job at one of the testing labs doing data entry, and he said a lot of tests are coming in, so the test everyone in nursing homes with cases has been implemented. I think they will announced distance learning for the rest of the year for schools, and that Hogan is aiming for June 1 for stage 1, even if he doesn't say it yet. (I think he'll wait until after Memorial Day, so that people aren't ridiculous right away with gatherings.)

Agree with all of this speculation. June 1 (with distance learning for schools for rest of year) is exactly how I read it also.

[Anonymous]

What does this mean for summer camps?

[Anonymous]

I’m hearing stage 1 earlier. The trend has been going down or relative plateau on key metrics for MD for past few days (Tuesday is always a blip due to weekend reporting) Cases are NOT the metric for stage 1 for MD since they are increasing testing by definition cases rise especially with universal testing at nursing homes. ICU, hospitalizations and deaths are key metrics

Agree likely distance learning for rest of year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for summer camps?

Summer camps are probably childcare = stage 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m hearing stage 1 earlier. The trend has been going down or relative plateau on key metrics for MD for past few days (Tuesday is always a blip due to weekend reporting) Cases are NOT the metric for stage 1 for MD since they are increasing testing by definition cases rise especially with universal testing at nursing homes. ICU, hospitalizations and deaths are key metrics

Agree likely distance learning for rest of year.

I have assumed we’d be closed since before spring break although they’re going to have to figure out a way to let kids go back and pick up their belongings. I am extremely hopeful that we are reaching stage one only if it is safe to do so. Personally even though I am 100% satisfied with being at home all the time (major introvert) it would help my mental health to know there is progress and a light at the end of the tunnel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today at 3pm. Hogan is making an announcement and the State Super will be there.

Not today. Where did you see that? Rumor is today is about OC etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today at 3pm. Hogan is making an announcement and the State Super will be there.

Not today. Where did you see that? Rumor is today is about OC etc

There will be an update on schools today, per Hogan's flack on Twitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m hearing stage 1 earlier. The trend has been going down or relative plateau on key metrics for MD for past few days (Tuesday is always a blip due to weekend reporting) Cases are NOT the metric for stage 1 for MD since they are increasing testing by definition cases rise especially with universal testing at nursing homes. ICU, hospitalizations and deaths are key metrics

Agree likely distance learning for rest of year.

I really wish that were true, but I am not seeing the plateau that people have mentioned. There was a brief downward blip, but looking at both weekly average and daily, ICU and hospitalizations are up. Widespread testing of essential workers so that there can be less spread among them and their families is what I would expect once the nursing homes have been addressed. Agree that school will be distance for the rest of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for summer camps?

I think it really depends on the camp and the structure of it. My college kid is working at a sleep-away camp in PA that is still on, but with a lot of social distancing implemented. 1/3 usual campers, much more spacing, different activities, and effectively quarantined at camp - no visitors and no in-and-out. I could see some outdoor day camps operating in a similar fashion. Indoor camps with younger kids that operate as a daycare? Not stage 1. Might be allowed if they operate like the daycares currently open for essential workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for summer camps?

I think it really depends on the camp and the structure of it. My college kid is working at a sleep-away camp in PA that is still on, but with a lot of social distancing implemented. 1/3 usual campers, much more spacing, different activities, and effectively quarantined at camp - no visitors and no in-and-out. I could see some outdoor day camps operating in a similar fashion. Indoor camps with younger kids that operate as a daycare? Not stage 1. Might be allowed if they operate like the daycares currently open for essential workers.

What did they do, tell 2/3 of the kids signed up that they weren't allowed to come after all? How did they decide who would still be allowed to come and who wouldn't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for summer camps?

I think it really depends on the camp and the structure of it. My college kid is working at a sleep-away camp in PA that is still on, but with a lot of social distancing implemented. 1/3 usual campers, much more spacing, different activities, and effectively quarantined at camp - no visitors and no in-and-out. I could see some outdoor day camps operating in a similar fashion. Indoor camps with younger kids that operate as a daycare? Not stage 1. Might be allowed if they operate like the daycares currently open for essential workers.

What did they do, tell 2/3 of the kids signed up that they weren't allowed to come after all? How did they decide who would still be allowed to come and who wouldn't?

I bet some families simply opted out. I would have opted out, FWIW. Especially if they offered a partial refund.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No rumors, but reading the tea leaves, Hogan is itching to be able to go to Stage 1. This would lift strict stay-at-home orders and start to allow some flexibility around movement, outdoors activities and businesses that can operate with strict distancing rules. He has been talking about looking for a plateau in hospitalizations for weeks now. A neighbor started a job at one of the testing labs doing data entry, and he said a lot of tests are coming in, so the test everyone in nursing homes with cases has been implemented. I think they will announced distance learning for the rest of the year for schools, and that Hogan is aiming for June 1 for stage 1, even if he doesn't say it yet. (I think he'll wait until after Memorial Day, so that people aren't ridiculous right away with gatherings.)

June 1st, that is ridiculously large for stage 1. Not going to fly.