Coronavirus leads to Mass suspension in Seattle, dispensation in Kentucky | Catholic Courier
The Archdiocese of Seattle became the first in the country to announce March 11 the temporary suspension of all public Masses to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
And as some other U.S. bishops have done, Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, said he will grant special dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation for Catholics there for the weekend of March 14 and 15, even though Masses will continue.
The announcements came as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. surpassed 1,000 March 11 and the virus that causes it spread to 39 states in the country and the District of Columbia.
THIS JUST IN, over our emergency app:
SAN DIEGO COUNTY (CA) - has declared all mass gatherings of more than 250 must be cancelled or postponed. Gatherings of less than 250 people the organizers are responsible to assure social distancing of a minimum of 6 feet of space between humans. Additionally, hospitals, nursing homes, etc., will be restricting visitor access. Restrictions to end of March so far, but may be extended.
Those rules were also instituted statewide by Gov. Newsom in California today, not just in San Diego County.
He didn't include Casinos in the directive, which I think is a huge mistake for California.
On the other hand the San Diego County Dept of Health announced six new cases in the County today, so maybe they wanted to emphasize this!
Also, this:
Trump is "considering" cancelling California and Washington.
Trump considers travel restrictions to California and Washington in attempt to stop coronavirus spread
Yet in the midst of massive numbers of school closings, universities switching to online courses, major corporations encouraging working from home, cancellations of major athletic events, music events and festivals across the country, the state of South Carolina remains perplexingly complacent. South Carolina officials see no need to close schools or businesses or ban large events.
Also, this:
Trump is "considering" cancelling California and Washington.
Trump considers travel restrictions to California and Washington in attempt to stop coronavirus spread
Fine with me. It doesn't matter, and people should avoid all travel anyway right now, but I really don't care. He's just punishing countries and states he doesn't like.
Sure, Trump would like to cancel California and Washington. We in California, Oregon and Washington would like to cancel Trump, too.
The Covid19 genie is already out of the bottle, Orange bud. It is in every state, merrily spreading all over the country in communities oblivious to its presence. In a matter of weeks every state will be like Washington and California. A travel ban on the west coast isn’t going to fix the problem. Smart science and medicine just might.