SHUTDOWNS
Shelter-in-place order and shutdown of everything non-essential (groceries, gas stations, pharmacies, the usual) from Tuesday March 24 to Monday April 13. (
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The Big Three Auto manufacturers (Ford, GM, Chrysler) are closing all factories in the USA, putting well over 150,000 workers out of work, until "at least April." This figure does not include workers at supplier factories, which will also be obliged to close. (
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FREE STUFF!
Free bus rides in Detroit after drivers' strike (
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Free access to state parks (
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Evictions suspended while the state of emergency lasts (
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State prisoners are being provided two free phone calls and two free emails a week, by the 3rd party vendors thereof (
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FREEDOM!
Semi-trucks carrying essential supplies can ignore seasonal road weight limits (
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Distilleries can make hand sanitizer without a permit (
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The city of Detroit is expediting the release of prisoners onto tether monitoring (
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Pharmacists may prescribe 60 days of emergency medication and may substitute drugs without physicians approval in event of shortages (
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BAD SIGNS
Seven thirteen prisoners and five staff infected at
four ten facilities. (
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Six confirmed cases among patients and staff in Michigan psychiatric hospitals. (
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One confirmed case at homeless shelter in Flint (of lead-plumbing fame) (
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Detroit hospitals nearing capacity, with almost 450 Wuflu patients. (
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Big Brother is watching, and he approves. Massive phone-tracking project reveals Michigan travel down by 45%, compared to 40% nation-wide (
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LAW AND ORDER
Lansing (the capitol) police are not physically responding to minor crimes such as larceny, property damage, and break-ins to unoccupied buildings, including garages. Other police are adopting similar policies (
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5 9 18 25 Detroit police officers and 1 firefighter tested positive and
152 over 200 330 over 400 officers and 70 staff are quarantined (the Detroit Police Dept. has about 2,200 officers) (
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archive). One Detroit staffer is dead, age 38 (
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Despite this, 911 calls are down 15-20% in Detroit, and Mayor Mike Duggan (D) estimates actual crime has dropped even more (
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Kalamazoo sheriff's deputy tested positive (
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Breaking the lockdown is a misdemeanor, punishable by $500 fines and 90 days jail time. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) has stated there will not be a "ramp up" of police enforcement (
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