Mayors & Governors, Presidents & Prime Ministers; Shelter in Place

[ergophobe]

Non-stop calls from out-of-staters wanting to look at homes in Vermont since the Fauci comment.

The virus sent droves to a small town. Suddenly, it's not so small
"Bear complaints are up. Plumbers are booked until Christmas. And the dump is "sheer pandemonium."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/coronavirus-vermont-transplants.html

The long-term consequences could be massive:

The last time that happened in a big way was during the back-to-the-land movement in the 1960s and '70s, when the state's population grew by 35,000, among them such icons as Bernie Sanders and Ben and Jerry's.

[rcjordan]

Florida reports spike in new coronavirus cases days after restrictions relaxed
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html

So, since Florida is doing so well...

Tennessee governor ending all statewide restrictions on businesses, gatherings
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/518801-tennessee-governor-ending-all-statewide-restrictions-on-businesses

[littleman]

>New cases surged to 3,266 from the 738 reported Monday, according to the state's health department. That's the highest one-day number since September 19.

[rcjordan]

SC governor: Restaurants can return to 100% capacity soon
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/1/sc-governor-restaurants-can-return-to-100-capacity/

[rcjordan]

Looks like the White House is the new hot spot.

Journalists who work at the White House are testing positive for Covid-19 - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/media/journalists-white-house-covid-19/index.html


A maskless Mike Lee hugs guests at White House event - YouTube 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUlWu1zQO4

Notre Dame president, Utah Sen. Mike Lee test positive for COVID-19 after White House visit
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/notre-dame-president-utah-sen-mike-lee-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-white-house-visit

White House Outbreak: Here Are The People Who Have Tested Positive For Covid Near President Trump
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/10/02/white-house-outbreak-here-are-the-people-who-have-tested-positive-for-covid-near-president-trump/

[littleman]

That trip to Bedminster NJ after Trump already was feeling sick and knew he was exposed was in character.

[rcjordan]

Another one;

Tillis was at the White House event last weekend

Sen Thom Tillis Tests Positive
https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/02/tillis-tests-positive/

[littleman]

It's becoming a who's who of the GOP:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kellyanne-conway-tests-positive-for-covid-19

+Bill Stepien, Trump's campaign manager
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/02/trump-campaign-manager-tests-positive-for-covid-19-425722

[nffc]

>Looks like the White House is the new hot spot.

More cases in the White House than in all of Vietnam.

[rcjordan]

>White House

At least seven 8 people who attended event for Trump's supreme court nominee have confirmed they have coronavirus

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Saturday morning that he has tested positive.

> a who's who of the GOP:

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Tested Positive for Coronavirus on Wednesday
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-national-committee-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-on-wednesday

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^{As far as I can ascertain, Johnson was not infected at the Rose Garden event.}
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has tested positive

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>Vietnam


Former Trump official Anthony Scaramucci: White House is on the way to having more cases of coronavirus than New Zealand.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12370063

[ergophobe]

>>Scaramucci

Now that's funny. Oddly, I just listened to an interview with him on a Best Of Recode/Decode. The interview was from 2018, but he is a much more interesting guy than I had thought based on his career as White House Communications Director.

Of course, it's hard to judge the whole person based on an 11-day career.

[rcjordan]

Boris Johnson Defends COVID Strategy as UK Infections Soar
https://time.com/5896168/uk-coronavirus-strategy/

[rcjordan]

China is back to normal — the US and Europe are not. Here's how it succeeded.

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-china-back-to-normal-us-europe-struggle-2020-10

[nffc]

I'm in Vietnam, 99.9999% normal.

A lot of reasons why, I would say doing what you are told to do is 50% of it, community is the other 50%.

[Rupert]

I'm in Vietnam, 99.9999% normal.

I don't think that is an option for the west now.