Posted on 08/07/2020 11:42:13 AM PDT by matt04
Citing recent large parties that fly in the face of the COVID-19 restrictions, Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday Massachusetts will indefinitely postpone entering the second step of Phase 3.
The Republican governor said Friday that the state would not only postpone this segment of the reopening but also ramp up enforcement, creating a multi-agency coalition with police officials to crack down on violations of the COVID-19 regulations that are supposed to limit community transmissions.
“In some respects we’re entering a new phase in our battle against COVID-19,” Baker said during a news conference at the Massachusetts State House.
That new phase involves preventing a “slow creep” of COVID-19 rates, as Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders described it last week. The state plans to start releasing larger batches of community-level data to give a closer look of how how towns and cities are faring in the coronavirus pandemic.
Postponing the second step means that theaters and performance venues cannot hold indoor shows. Outdoor performances, such as drive-in movie theaters, are allowed to continue.
While batting cages, bowling alleys and driving ranges have gotten the green light to resume, laser tag, roller skating, trampolines and obstacle courses will be put on hold.
Baker’s announcement also means that businesses allowed to reopen in Phase 4 — bars, overnight camps and arcades — must remain closed.
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I wonder if internal polls show enough support for Trump or down ticket candidates to make the commies nervous. Otherwise, Massachusetts is a given win for the commies and there would be no need to keep it locked down to hurt Trump.
A bunch of nonsense. The increase in the COVID rate is because of false positive test results because of faulty tests that read positive for common cold virus which is similar to the COVID virus. Everyone has small amounts of the common cold virus in their sinus areas which is what is being reported as positive with “no symptoms” being present. If you see results of more than 14% positive in a general population then the tests are faulty.
He just can’t say that, but we know what he means.
Often times it is the left that talks about all those local restaurants they love so much. They are destroying ying the things they love just to hurt Trump, it don’t realize it yet.
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