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Quarantine check in
RokofAges75:
We entered "Phase 3" of my state's reopening plan as of today, which means restaurants are open for outdoor-only seating, many stores and attractions like zoos are re-opening at limited capacity with masks required, and gatherings of up to 10 people are allowed. If things go well and we don't see a spike in new cases, we can move to the next phase at the end of June, which would allow schools to reopen in August... but they warned us that we could also go back to "Phase 2" if things worsen. So we'll see. There are still people complaining about having to wear masks and threatening to travel to neighboring states with fewer restrictions - like Missouri, which made the news last weekend for all the people partying at Lake of the Ozarks, completely ignoring the fact that we're in the midst of a pandemic. I'm curious to see what their cases look like in the next two weeks.
It doesn't seem fair that Wales is so far behind the other parts of the UK when you have fewer cases, Steph. It seems like it's still a lot stricter over there than it is here, and my state is one of the stricter ones because of the high number of cases in the Chicago area. But now that school's out for the summer and my concerts have been rescheduled, I'm okay with us being behind so we can watch what happens in the other areas that have already reopened and hopefully not make the same mistakes. And if there aren't big spikes in places that reopened early, great! That would be a good sign.
Rose, I saw a commercial for Vegas tourism last night, advertising a different but more intimate Vegas experience. I took that as a good sign too.
Rose:
Yeah Vegas' new focus is to try and cox people back but make them feel safe.
Phase 2 just began today but protests sparked so that might hurt the new phase since I have a feeling cases might spike as a result. So far, we're still doing good. Testing went up so our numbers did too but not an extreme amount. The crown prince of Abu Dahbi had to donate tests cause we couldn't get them from Trump lol.
Carter-Orange:
Trump wouldn't supply tests? That is awful.
We have our own idiot in charge of the UK though
RokofAges75:
It figures, just when retailers start to open back up, everything is closing early because of all the rioting and looting going on. I support the protests, but I hate to hear about more violence and vandalism... and also hate how those acts are being blamed on the Black Lives Matter movement when the actual protests against police brutality have been mostly peaceful and lawful.
It did make me laugh a little to see a report in our local news this morning that the local zoo was broken into last night, and someone released two donkeys, then returned them safely. Of all the random things to do - free the donkeys? LOL WTF? Glad no animals were harmed.
mare:
My favorite looting report was the woman who stole a whole cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory and was walking down the street with it. I guess she’s my evil spirit animal lol
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