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Hawaii County Civil Defense message today, 9am:
"Hawaii County will maintain services and operations as normal. All County employees report to work as scheduled. Within this county, restaurants, bars, and places of worship may make their own decision as to open or close. If remain open, address how to minimize risk to assure cleanliness of disinfecting and sanitizing and of social distancing. Hawaii County's Open Task Force is ready to assist with ideas and ways to remain open and keep communities safe. Pls call CD at 935-0031 for info"
Such leadership. If Harry wasn't an embarrassment before..
I wonder how many people called in sick?
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It’s more of a **** move than you think. If the businesses aren’t closed by a declaration they can’t apply for a lot of FEMA / SBA programs
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In a letter, 94 local doctors and health professionals urged Governor David Ige to immediately take more decisive action to limit the spread of COVID-19.
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/...Trw7F4lLh8
From letter.. link posted by Obie above..
• For families: Everyone should stay home. Travel and social events should be postponed or canceled.
• For workers and businesses: All non-essential businesses should be closed. All non-essential government employees should also be sent home. Only take-out should be allowed from restaurants; bars and other entertainment venues should close. Those who cannot go to work should be able to receive paid leave or Unemployment Insurance.
• For visitors: Everyone entering the state should be screened. The state should develop protocols for those exhibiting symptoms and provide hand sanitizer to passengers. The same restrictions for local families should apply to visitors.
• For the medical community: The state should ensure it has adequate facilities for those affected by COVID-19. Testing should be free and easier to access by waiving the requirement for a primary care physician order.
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Multiple news agencies are now reporting that the island of Kauai has a 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew decreed by their mayor.
Edited to add: tThey are also reporting that the mayor is refusing to allow touristss to arrive on the island. I wonder if he has the legal authority to do that, or if the governor's approval would be required for it.
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"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
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From Obie's link:
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3.) Work with the state and counties to provide a plan and allow for the operation of emergency child and youth care centers for children of front line health care workers and workers who are unable to work from home, especially our low-income families.
Whoops, they screwed up that one. Children should stay at home with their families, family friends, or neighbors, not be intermingling at daycare in larger numbers.
Aside from that, I wholeheartedly agree.
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The latest gem from Harry
“You’re not going to keep teenagers locked up in their houses when their parents are working,” Kim said. “We want them to congregate where it’s monitored and clean.”
Someone needs to let him know congregating is not what anyone should do.
More:
https://bigislandnow.com/2020/03/18/hawa...ask-force/
