You don’t think people stay inside more during the winter months in the US?
And probably not in Florida. Texas? California (at least southern). NM?Not in AZ in Tucson or Phoenix. We're still seeing temperatures over 110 now. Winter is pretty much our summer.
And probably not in Florida. Texas? California (at least southern). NM?
In my region, our provincial borders aren't even open yet.I expect fewer snow birds this year. But they're pretty easy to avoid. We definitely won't see snow birds from Canada.
Are masks mandatory there? I'm hoping they will make a difference for places reopening.We just opened bars, gyms, and movie theatres here in AZ. Cases are going to go to the moon. But we do have Queen Creek tribute for our district.
FL should see more out of state travelers once their cases go down. The state was still in the top 3 yesterday.
Are masks mandatory there? I'm hoping they will make a difference for places reopening.
The hopeful argument back in March (when it was still winter for parts of country) was that cases would go down in the summer as people start going out more. The argument now cannot be that case counts should improve going into winter. Colds and viruses are more prevalent during the winter.
The infectious nature of this pandemic has shown it is not seasonal.
They are mandatory. But you will still see people wearing them under their nose.
The problem with bars is lack of social distancing. We had outbreaks the last time they reopened.
No idea how movie theatres will do. There aren’t a lot of new movies coming out that I must see in a theatre.
They are mandatory. But you will still see people wearing them under their nose.
The problem with bars is lack of social distancing. We had outbreaks the last time they reopened.
No idea how movie theatres will do. There aren’t a lot of new movies coming out that I must see in a theatre.
Things continue to improve in Florida. Cases and positivity rate continue to decline. However, yesterday Florida reported 211 deaths, which is a rather high number. A deeper look into the report shows that the 211 deaths were from 50 different days going back as far as July 6th.
Thank you for the updates! I live in New York so I keep trying to figure out Florida's numbers to see if/when they can come off our governor's list. Seems like positivity rate has been very low in Florida for a while now, so it must be the other part of our governor's equation that Florida can't meet (10 out of 100,000...?). I know there was a day in the last week or 2 where there seemed to be a data dump, so that messed up the current numbers.
I copied from a different thread. This is New York's criteria:
10 new COVID positive cases per 100,000 people on a 7 day chart, (called a 7-day rolling average.) OR: at least 10% of the total population is COVID-19 positive on a 7-Day rolling average.
My big concern is the bars are set to reopen. There’s no way to really enforce masks, and social distancing tends to go out the window the more alcohol is consumed. I would not be surprised to see a major spike in cases and the bars shut down again quickly. In order to operate a bar safely, I think there is going to have to be a drink/time limit for patrons so people aren’t there for hours at a time. I don’t see that happening.They are mandatory. But you will still see people wearing them under their nose.
The problem with bars is lack of social distancing. We had outbreaks the last time they reopened.
No idea how movie theatres will do. There aren’t a lot of new movies coming out that I must see in a theatre.
My big concern is the bars are set to reopen. There’s no way to really enforce masks, and social distancing tends to go out the window the more alcohol is consumed. I would not be surprised to see a major spike in cases and the bars shut down again quickly. In order to operate a bar safely, I think there is going to have to be a drink/time limit for patrons so people aren’t there for hours at a time. I don’t see that happening.
I guess it depends on whether you put your mask on when you are not actively eating and drinking. I have been out to eat in restaurants since they reopened, but I probably had my mask off a total of ten minutes. They have tried opening the bars once before, and that is when we had a big surge in cases. It could also be a difference in ventilation systems. I am sure an establishment that serves a lot of food has a better ventilation system to keep heat and kitchen odors out of the dining area, where a dedicated bar with just prepared snacks might not consider that necessary. Also, the alcohol doesn’t affect you as quickly when you are eating, so people are more likely to remember social distancing and masks than those who aren’t eating.Bars that serve food have been allowed to be open. Why is a bar that sells chicken wings any safer than one that doesn’t?
Bars that serve food have been allowed to be open. Why is a bar that sells chicken wings any safer than one that doesn’t?