Anonymous wrote:

I'm sure that no one wants to hear this, but if the choice is between living and dying, shouldn't we be recommending that families with extensive public exposure, especially multi-generational households, have everyone wear masks inside the home as much as possible?

"We" who, and what makes you think that the people who are already disproportionately affected by covid (in terms of both health and money) aren't already doing this?

Watching Anne Arundel County Executive now:

New restriction for 4 week (at least) to see if actions help preserve hospital capacity. These take effect NEXT Wednesday at 5 p.m. to allow stakeholder input and to allow restaurant owners to use the food they have in stock.

1) Restaurants and bars - Contact tracing shows that virus is being spread here at higher rates than other business activities. CDC also said that people over 65 and those with health conditions should not enter any public place where people aren't masked. AA County will move from 25% capacity to takeout only.
Will start Takeout Anne Arundel marketing campaign to encourage takeout. Some assistance will be provided for workers. Will also bring bill to county council to restrict fees that delivery services can charge to restaurants.

2) Retail - moved to 25% fire code capacity. County Exec. does not believe that this will have major impact on sales.

3) Fitness centers - remain open 25% capacity and every needs to wear masks. If you can't wear masks, exercise at home. Classes suspended.

4) Casinos - Live Casino - move from 50% capacity to 25% capacity with no food service.

5) Salons, barbers, personal service - 25% capacity

6) Religious facilities - one-third capacity restriction - religious institutions said it should not be a problem - can have larger outdoor gatherings

7) Fellowship addiction recovery - 25%??

8) Social club facilities (Elks, VFW) - 25% capacity - no food

9) Organized sports - all suspended for for weeks (not just Park and Rec) - I assume this means that all the indoor soccer, futsal, basketball, etc. facilities are now closed.

Rinks, adult entertainment facilities - all closed

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WE NEED A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. People will not take this seriously unless there is a strong message from the Governor.

Sadly, this Governor needs his conservative party to support his 2024 reelection bid, and currently the GOP has gone insane, with Trump and his base refusing to see the medical evidence in front of their eyes that shows what restrictions to take when.

The surge that started before Thanksgiving is taking the most catastrophic path because our current "restrictions" are laughable.

All these people have blood on their hands.

Who should stay home in your order?

And how will you enforce this?

I'm not the PP and don't think that the Governor will issue a stay at home order. However, if that option is on the table, enforcement really isn't the issue. We don't need every person to be perfect, but we need more people to scale back to minimize the spread and ensure that there is sufficient hospital capacity.

Anonymous wrote:WE NEED A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. People will not take this seriously unless there is a strong message from the Governor.

Sadly, this Governor needs his conservative party to support his 2024 reelection bid, and currently the GOP has gone insane, with Trump and his base refusing to see the medical evidence in front of their eyes that shows what restrictions to take when.

The surge that started before Thanksgiving is taking the most catastrophic path because our current "restrictions" are laughable.

All these people have blood on their hands.

Who should stay home in your order?

And how will you enforce this?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean it’s mind boggling that indoor multi-family gatherings are not meaningfully restricted. Hard to enforce but that’s really where the spread is.

You don't know that, at all. It's much more prevalent in multi-generation, multi-family dwellings.

Where people have to work, every day, in exposed jobs. Pretending that spread within families has nothing to do with job safety is just disingenuous. I understand why locking down businesses is so hard, since those families affected have little safety net right now. But pretending pandemic spread is mainly the fault of individual choices and that a business pause or lock down wouldn’t help is BS.

Congress is failing us. Has failed us. Completely.

I'm sure that no one wants to hear this, but if the choice is between living and dying, shouldn't we be recommending that families with extensive public exposure, especially multi-generational households, have everyone wear masks inside the home as much as possible?

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to reconcile Hogan's proactive attitude in the spring with his fecklessness now. Total lack of leadership the last few months.

Someone got to him, I suppose...

It's hard to reconcile Hogan's proactive attitude in the spring with his fecklessness now. Total lack of leadership the last few months.

Presidential election bid, not reelection bid

WE NEED A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. People will not take this seriously unless there is a strong message from the Governor.

Sadly, this Governor needs his conservative party to support his 2024 reelection bid, and currently the GOP has gone insane, with Trump and his base refusing to see the medical evidence in front of their eyes that shows what restrictions to take when.

The surge that started before Thanksgiving is taking the most catastrophic path because our current "restrictions" are laughable.

All these people have blood on their hands.

So now both VA and MD governors are doing press conferences today to talk Covid. I wonder if we'll be hearing from Bowser...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean it’s mind boggling that indoor multi-family gatherings are not meaningfully restricted. Hard to enforce but that’s really where the spread is.

You don't know that, at all. It's much more prevalent in multi-generation, multi-family dwellings.

Where people have to work, every day, in exposed jobs. Pretending that spread within families has nothing to do with job safety is just disingenuous. I understand why locking down businesses is so hard, since those families affected have little safety net right now. But pretending pandemic spread is mainly the fault of individual choices and that a business pause or lock down wouldn’t help is BS.

Congress is failing us. Has failed us. Completely.

Anonymous wrote:I mean it’s mind boggling that indoor multi-family gatherings are not meaningfully restricted. Hard to enforce but that’s really where the spread is.

You don't know that, at all. It's much more prevalent in multi-generation, multi-family dwellings.

He'll probably cancel indoor dining. Baltimore did yesterday.

I mean it’s mind boggling that indoor multi-family gatherings are not meaningfully restricted. Hard to enforce but that’s really where the spread is.

Predictions?

Maryland has more people hospitalized now than at any other point during the pandemic. Close to 50 people per day are dying. Will there be additional restrictions or just more calls to restrict activities, wear masks, and get tested? I would not want to be the one making these decisions right now.

Maybe further reductions to restaurant capacity (25% as some counties have done) and more restrictions on indoor gatherings (less than 10, as counties have done)?