Because of this community, we had what we needed.
Thanks for the welcome Jeanne, for a year or so I have been thinking about exploring the esoteric world and I am glad I found this forum.
That's good to hear the community helped - I still struggle to understand why toilet paper would be considered a critical item in a pandemic. I hail from Europe and even here in some countries there was a run on TP, such as the UK.
How do forum participants think Covid-19 is being managed by individual US States?
California lead strong, but then our governor ceded decision making to individual counties, so now we're mostly screwed. There's no enforcement of any of the rules anywhere, ever.
Stats for CA:
https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/california?view=total-deaths&tab=trend
For the most part, Arizona has failed. At the beginning, our governor did a good job and shut down the state. Lives we saved. But he opened back up way to o fast with no plan. Our Governor, does not want to take responsibility for anything so he has pushed difficult governing designs to the counties and cities on covid issues. He is a big supporter of Trump. He also has provided confusing and poor guidance for schools to reopen. Our covid numbers are better, but much of that is because of mandates from our mayors and counties, that and him being backed into a corner.
@fajm. Washington state was one of the earliest affected by Covid and we were lucky to have a progressive governor who listened to scientists and public health officials. The lack of testing and personal protective gear was a serious issue early on thanks to lack of federal support. The red portions of our state resisted stay at home orders and mask wearing. As a result, Covid numbers skyrocketed in those counties. Now we have a state mandated mask order and majority comply. The state closed down in March and most of the densely populated areas are still in phase two reopening. Our Covid numbers have plateaued, though and the death rate is down.
@jessi1978 I am currently attending college at Stony Brook. Two of the classes are fully online via Zoom while the other two are in classrooms. We are required to wear masks and social distance. In a class of 14, there is a student seated every six feet.
My son is also a student at Stony Brook but all his classes are online, which I am grateful for. I was worried since of course as you know that campus is huge. Less I can keep my family to go out the better.
@jessi1978 I am doing an MA in Asian and Asian American Studies. The college charged me with in-state tuition albeit I still live with my parents. The program is supposed to be two semesters long, where this semester I am doing four classes. Next semester I will have to do two lecture classes, to special reading classes as electives, and a project or thesis. I am considering doing a creative project as I do not intend to pursue a PhD.
My father is willing to drive me to the campus which takes a little over an hour. The LIRR fares are off-peak both directions, where I have to transfer between electric and diesel trains. Everyone is required to have masks on.
The professors with classroom times allow students to take the class on Zoom. This semester, I realized I have to write papers for all classes. When I read through the syllabuses, I felt the work was daunting, however, I am not much a procrastinator. During my undergraduate years, I had a 10-page personal project where I ended up completing days before the due date.
Even though the campus is huge, the classrooms are split up into different buildings. I am wondering where in Long Island are you from?
Thank you all for your replies -
@laura-f my brother-in-law moved recently from NYC to California. He and his partner were infected a couple of months ago in LA but thankfully recovered. What do you think is the main reason for lack of enforcement?
@2ndfdl I have a friend in Mineola (close to Dallas), although I have not spoken to him in ages and don't know how they're doing. I hope you guys keep safe.
@jessi1978 I followed Governor Cuomo's briefings back in May and I admired his leadership and the way he handled the crisis. As far as I can tell, NY state still holds the grim record of the most deaths by state, sadly, but if it weren't for Cuomo I think the situation would be much worse.
@lovendures from what you say it sounds like Governor Ducey has been following in President Trump's footsteps, so to speak. Whether it's a matter of the blind leading the blind I can't say but to me it's very troubling that a health issue of such proportions appears to be shaped by party politics rather than by science. I visited Arizona 8 years ago and I loved it, I hope to go back at some point.
@bluebelle I have seen some of what you speak of in the news. Regardless of party affiliation, the fact that people resisted mandates to wear masks and stay at home is especially concerning. As NY Gov. Cuomo said "If you don't wear a mask you are affecting my health". I still struggle to see why a portion of the population fails to understand this simple fact. Perhaps this is due in part to social media as well.
I have a feeling that, social media to a degree is being weaponized to cause damage to some Western countries. Some of the more gullible people that tend to rely on pseudo-news found by FB, Twitter and the like are at risk by being seriously misled and they don't realize that.
I truly hope that a vaccine is found soon.