Looking at the local free weekly, just came via email.
Here's a story about just what these crazy motherfuckers want people to do and not do at family gatherings over the holidays. Right...bet none of THEM will abide by these ukases. But neither will I, as applicable. They have no credibility with me.
State: Gather with friends and relatives for holidays, but don’t have fun By KELLY NIX
GOOD NEWS. State health officials are now allowing gatherings with friends — as long as they are “small,” don’t last long and are held outdoors. Oh, and you must keep your face covered and stay 6 feet from others. And don’t share anything. And if you feel moved to sing, shout or chant while gathering, please don’t. But if you absolutely must sing, then do so “quietly” while wearing a mask. Those are some of the quirky new rules — intended to ease previous restrictions on private gatherings — issued by the California Department of Public Health Oct. 9.
Monterey County health officer Dr. Ed Moreno ("earns" $345,000/year, utterly useless - JS) summarized some of the myriad and confusing directives in a briefing with news reporters Wednesday. “The first issue is the size of the gatherings,” Moreno explained. “The state has limited them to three households. The point they want to make is that the fewer the people, the better.” The state permits organizers to have umbrellas, canopies or other “shade structures” at gatherings, as long as three sides of the space — or 75 percent — are exposed to the outdoors.
And don’t dare sidestep the rules by organizing multiple gatherings of three households at the same outdoor event — that’s strictly a no-no. “You might imagine, for example, a group of three households contacting another group of three households that contacts another group of three households, and so on and so on,” Moreno said. “And before you know it, you’ve got dozens of households all meeting at the same place.” Gatherings also must be “kept short,” meaning no longer than two hours in duration, since the state contends that there is greater risk of Covid transmission the longer people interact socially.
California also made a point of including rules for singing, chanting and shouting, which are “strongly discouraged.” But if singing does happen, participants must stay 6 feet apart and wear face coverings at all times, “including anyone who is leading a song or chant,” the state warns. Also, singing loudly is discouraged.
“People who are singing or chanting are strongly encouraged to do so quietly (at or below the volume of a normal speaking voice),” the state said. Instrumental music is OK as long as musicians are from one of the three households and they maintain their distance. And while drummers, guitar players and standup bass players are permitted to jam, the sax player will have to sit out the gig. “Playing of wind instruments — any instrument played by the mouth, such as a trumpet or clarinet — is strongly discouraged,” according to the state. (FUCK the state. - JS)
The closest holiday affected by the new guidance is Halloween. Health department officials in late September recommended against traditional door-to-door trick-or treating, because it could lead to the spread of coronavirus, including “touching high contact surfaces such as doorbells and candy bowls.” Instead, officials encouraged online parties and costume contests via Zoom or Skype, car parades, drivethrough events where kids and adults tour neighborhoods with Halloween displays, and “drive-in events where individuals can receive a treat bag (limited to commercially packaged non-perishable treats) or take-away item from an organizer while the participants remain in their vehicle.”
While health officials had said Halloween parties were not allowed, that was before the state’s new guidance for gatherings.
Meanwhile, epidemiologists at Stanford, Harvard and Oxford universities penned a document Oct. 4 arguing that Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are causing numerous devastating short- and long-term public health problems, and that keeping the restrictions in place until a vaccine is available will cause irreparable damage and disproportionately harm underprivileged people. The declaration has been signed by about 35,000 medical practitioners and medical and public health scientists.
Asked whether he acknowledged that Covid-19 lockdowns are resulting in myriad health problems cited by the doctors, including lower childhood vaccination rates, worsening cardiovascular disease outcomes, fewer cancer screenings, and declining mental health, Moreno told The Pine Cone he had not read the document. Strain on restaurants Moreno did cite the “vast impacts” the pandemic has created — apart from the threat of the virus itself — including “restrictions on movement” and “requirements of isolation and quarantine.” (But he doesn't give a flying fuck. - JS)
At the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, District 2 Supervisor John Phillips brought up the economic effects of the coronavirus lockdown, and asked Moreno if he believed the county could move into the less restrictive tier, marked by red, within two weeks, provided the metrics are in the county’s favor. (Monterey County is now [and will always be - JS] in the most restrictive purple tier, which means, among other things, that restaurants are only open for outside dining.) “The only reason I’m pushing so much is that with the winter coming up, unless these businesses can be moved indoors, they are going to have to close up,” Phillips said, referring to restaurants. “Time is of the essence.” Moreno said that while cases have been declining, he could not predict if the county would reach the goal. (Again, Moreno simply doesn't care. He never misses a paycheck. -JS)
The more rules "they" make, the less anyone with a brain cares. In addition, anyone with a brain can see "they" will continue these unwarranted, oppressive measures just as long as possible, least until Nazi Newsom is recalled or defeated for re-election.
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