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[quote=Anonymous]The County Executive's message tody provides an example of what I find frustrating with his response to the pandemic.

[quote=Elrich]
I have been asked about Phase 3 of reopening. I cannot give you a date because, at this point, we are watching the data and following the science.
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Look, I don't think we're ready to go to phase 3.  We just moved to phase 2, and there's still a handful of things that will be reopening in the coming days, or as part of a phase 2B reopening, and we're certainly going to want to give that some time to see where the trends go.

So, I don't blame him for not setting a date.  It's too early for that. But his message provides no value. It offers no view into his decision-making process.  Is he just looking for time in the status quo?  If so, he should say that, and set some expectations for what the time period would be.  Does he want to see regional trends meeting following the same trends?  National trends?  Is it enough to maintain a plateau, or does he want to see further decreasing metrics (and if so, which ones)?  What sort of things will remain closed until there's a vaccine?  And what sorts of things might reopen until a phase 2B?

I realize that the decision is likely to be somewhat subjective based on looking at several factors.   That's fine, but he should acknowledge that.

There's so many things he could say without suggesting any sort of date for Phase 3.  But instead he's been quite secretative about his decision-making process.[/quote]

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