Coronavirus ~ COVID-19

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than half of Americans calling it fair or poor.

The Gallup and West Health survey out Thursday found that 57% of U.S. adults rated the national response to COVID-19 as fair or poor, particularly in light of the fact that America has the world's most expensive health care system.

The numbers amount to a flashing warning for President Donald Trump and his White House team, eager to change the narrative from projections that show a growing number of U.S. pandemic deaths to a story of American resilience and economic revitalization that reinforces his reelection bid.

In a Wall Street Journal opinion article published Wednesday, Pence castigated the news media for focusing on rising COVID-19 cases in states like Texas and Arizona. “We’ve slowed the spread, we’ve cared for the most vulnerable, we’ve saved lives, and we’ve created a solid foundation for whatever challenges we may face in the future,” wrote Pence, who leads the White House coronavirus task force. “That’s a cause for celebration, not the media’s fear mongering.”

The poll found that only 23% of adults rated the national response as excellent or very good, while an additional 20% rated it as good.

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President Moron says that Americans are wearing masks in protest against him ~~ WOW he's cracked , we unlike him, want to live ! rut row someone is paranoid !!

[C0LLETTE]

Originally Posted by ~ocean

President Moron says that Americans are wearing masks in protest against him ~~ WOW he's cracked , we unlike him, want to live ! rut row someone is paranoid !!

Oh, he wants to live alright, he just wants to live with his boot on your neck, his hand in all your pockets, and images of his old withered dick flying on the White House flagstaff up above the Stars and Stripes.

[~ocean]

Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

Oh, he wants to live alright, he just wants to live with his boot on your neck, his hand in all your pockets, and images of his old withered dick flying on the White House flagstaff up above the Stars and Stripes.

he probably had an implant lolol yanno the adds that go to spam in your mail box lol I just got a repulsive mental image of an old wrinkly sausage. lolol ewwwwwww

[Bèsame*]

And this is what's going on in my part of the world...Houston area will be following this soon.

Effective Monday, June 22, in Bexar County, all Customers (over the age of 10) will be required to wear masks or face coverings in our stores. Hidalgo County, Harris County, Travis County, Cameron County, Webb County, and others are expected to issue similar mandates.



These mask mandates also dictate that while citizens may not be penalized for not complying, businesses will be fined for not having a policy in place. Therefore, in every store under such a mandate, there will be store signage and banners informing our customers that masks are required to shop in our stores. Initially, for the first couple of days of the mandates, we will be handing out masks to any customer without one.



If a customer refuses, we will not be asking our Partners to enforce the policy. We want to keep our Partners safe from customers who feel that wearing a mask is a violation of their rights and might turn to belligerent behavior or violence. If a customer asks why we are not enforcing the mask requirement, please direct them to a store Leader who can explain that these situations have had a history of escalating and we are focused on the physical safety of the Partner and other customers.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Thursday he was troubled by the rise in “anti-science” beliefs throughout the country, saying such ill-founded sentiments could be “a problem” as the nation seeks to move past the coronavirus pandemic.

“One of the problems we face in the United States is that, unfortunately, there is a combination of an anti-science bias that people are ― for reasons that sometimes are, you know, inconceivable and not understandable ― they just don’t believe science and they don’t believe authority,” Fauci told the podcast “Learning Curve,” presented by the Department of Health and Human Services.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antho...b6f2720db35fe1

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Florida breaks another single-day record, with 3,822 new coronavirus cases. Florida’s Department of Health on Friday morning confirmed 3,822 additional cases of COVID-19, setting another daily total record high since the start of the pandemic. The state now has a total of 89,748 confirmed cases.

Previously, the highest daily total recorded was on Thursday, when 3,207 cases were reported. There were also 43 new deaths announced, raising the statewide death toll to 3,104.

A Miami Herald analysis of public and non-public COVID-19 data found that as of June 3, new cases in Florida had consistently been trending up since mid-May and the trends could not be attributed solely to increases in testing.