WORLD NEWS – CA – Governors release new public health guidelines to combat the coronavirus pandemic

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President Trump has said there will be no national lockdown or mask mandate on COVID-19, but governors are taking drastic action, anyway, with blue states pumping the brakes upon reopening and Republican governors tightening rules or requiring a face covering for the first time.. time.

The result is a mixture of coast-to-coast mandates and lockdowns that have heard lockdowns in the spring while trying to target places where the coronavirus likes to spread, so younger students stay in school and local economies can falter.. .

Governor of Ohio. Mike DeWine on Tuesday issued a statewide curfew beginning at 10 p.m.. M. To 5 a. M. It starts on Thursday and lasts for 21 days, although people can still go to work or get food at the grocery store..

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said, « Retail establishments should close and people should be home. ». “We think this will help. It will reduce some of the connections that occur.

Mr.. DeWine asked residents to figure out ways to stay emotionally – not physically – in touch, like Skyping with friends during a soccer game in Ohio instead of watching them together.

A Republican ruler. Meanwhile, Larry Hogan said bars and restaurants in Maryland should close at 10 a.m.. M. , As of Friday, citing an increase in cases.

Countries are scrambling to reduce transmission as the nation approaches a quarter of a million deaths from COVID-19. Nationwide hospitalizations have reached 73,000, the highest rate for the epidemic, forcing health care providers to create new space and compete for suitable nursing staff..

Governors say « coronavirus fatigue » and lax compliance with safety measures lead to mutations. They want Americans to stick to the holidays, saying there’s a vaccine on the horizon so they can take more pain..

North Dakota Prefecture. Doug Borghum reversed course last weekend and ordered residents to wear masks in indoor public places and when they could not be far from others outside.. His state has been the nation’s leader in infections and deaths per 100,000 residents over the past seven days, according to the New York Times tracker..

Follow the Utah Gove. Gary Herbert, who issued the indefinite mask state and governor. Kim Reynolds, who asked Iowa to wear a mask indoors when they can’t keep a distance.

South Dakota Prefecture. Christie Noem is a notable exception to this trend. As a prominent ally of Trump, it has resisted COVID-19 restrictions of all kinds.

Others say they have no choice, like U. s. It records an average of 155,000 injuries per day and more than 1,100 deaths.

Thirty-six states in addition to Dr.. C. And Puerto Rico, it has a kind of mask mandate, according to the AARP.

Former Food and Drug Administration Director Mark McClellan said states may be able to implement a targeted approach to businesses, citing restrictions on bars, nightclubs and restaurants that have led to « a significant reduction in domestic penetration. ».

“Restrictions on gatherings could be a good alternative, if done early enough, to complete the lockdowns,” Dr.. . McClellan, who leads the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy.

Mr.. Trump touts promising vaccines that could reduce coronavirus to manageable levels by mid-2021. But with immunization still weeks away, it remains far from arguing about ways to mitigate transmission, and instead focuses on election results that show it lost to Democratic challenger Joseph R.. . Biden.

“As the president said, the administration will not follow sweeping closures, mandates, and restrictions, which would do more harm to the American people than prevent. White House spokesman Michael Pars said: « The cure cannot be worse than the disease. ».

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he does not see the need for a national lockdown but appears to be a break from Mr.. Trump by saying that a patriotic approach is needed – a view espoused by Mr.. Biden, although the world did not mention the leaders by name.

“We need some basic public health measures that everyone must adhere to, not disjointed, one country says one thing, the other says something else,”. Fauci told the New York Times at a hypothetical DealBook conference on Tuesday.

Right now, Democratic governors who have taken a cautious approach throughout are either hitting the brakes or re-imposing restrictions on.

The state of Pennsylvania tightened its rules on Tuesday, requiring residents to cover their faces at home and abroad and requiring anyone visiting the state to take the test within 72 hours of entering..

California Governor. Gavin Newsom said worrisome increases across his state have forced him to pull « emergency brakes » and force 41 counties – 94% of the population – to set a tier one that restricts indoor eating and other commercial activities..

Oregon County. Kate Brown has issued a two-week « freeze » that closes gyms, limits takeout restaurants, and the Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered a three-week « pause » to suspend personal learning in colleges and high schools, and close movie theaters and indoor restaurants..

Some state Republican lawmakers say the Michigan Democrats have gone too far. They are demanding her isolation.

Also, a commercial group of restaurants filed a lawsuit against Michigan rules on Tuesday, saying they can keep dining rooms open while reducing the risk of transmission..

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