Posted on 03/21/2020 11:55:14 AM PDT by usafa92
Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday announced he’s putting New Jersey into a virtual lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus, ordering New Jerseyans to stay at home except for necessary trips and mandating that all non-essential businesses close until further notice and others have people work from home.
The measures will go into effect 9 p.m. Saturday, Murphy said while announcing that the state now has 1,327 confirmed cases of the virus that has infected hundreds of thousands across the globe. There have now been 16 known deaths from the virus in New Jersey.
The governor said the actions are needed to limit human interaction in an effort to help slow the spread of the virus, which causes the illness COVID-19.
“We can no longer maintain a sense of business as usual,” Murphy said during a news briefing at Rutgers-Newark. "Just as it is no time to panic, it is time to be smart, transparent, aggressive.
The governor said essential workers, such as emergency responders and health-care employees, are allowed to travel. And the general public can still go outdoors for exercise.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
Laboratory of democracy.
Weld the governator into his mansion.
My God -- What a pathetic bunch of losers in that state. Is this the scene from the state capital in New Jersey?
Where is the lawyer who will challenge this asshole?
ML/NJ
He’s got an excuse. He can say it’s a national problem and thereby put it on the POTUS.
My daughter today, “Yum salmon patties!! We’re living our best quarantine life!!”
cases up 53% since yesterday
I had to laugh at your post. I was at the local super market this morning. All of the toilet paper was sold out. One woman was asking the manager if he knew when the next shipment was coming in. She stated she was down to her last roll, and 5 people are in the house.
I’m sure she would select your checked, method of payment.
POTUS was very clear at today’s presser that the feds have NOT told states what to do about restrictions.
I’m running the lockdown blockade tomorrow to bring supplies to mom and discuss bringing her down to my place.
this is so stupid. I’ve been staying away from my 83 year old mom because I’ve been in public spaces. I drop off her groceries every other day.
now they are forcing me to take her to my place where she will be more exposed.
And he wants 1.5 Billion from US taxpayers to fix his crumbling transportation hubs. Mr. President, veto any “emergency aid” bill that tops $1 Trillion and will rip off us taxpayers like Obama’s lousy $895 Billion stimulus bill did . We saw no “shovel ready jobs”, but the Democrat Party and their big shots shoveled those billions into their pockets. They are broke again and need our money.
There goes the liquor store
Ignore the edict and do what is necessary.
“The measures will go into effect 9 p.m. Saturday, Murphy said while announcing that the state now has 1,327 confirmed cases of the virus that has infected hundreds of thousands across the globe.”
Only as of February 29, 2020 there was already 16,000+ cases of seasonal influenza in New Jersey.
https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/flu/surveillance/flu_report_week_2020_09.pdf
Which one is, and which one is not a “pandemic”.
And, I read...Deaths down from 49 yesterday to 32 today....
More and more people are being tested. Of course, case numbers are going up.
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