Florida Virus 'Out of Control,' Los Angeles Is on the Brink

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) Florida’s Covid-19 outbreak is “totally out of control,” according to a Democratic representative, and the mayor of Los Angeles said his city is “on the brink” of new restrictions, comments that suggest the country’s months of trade-offs between the health of the community and the economy are far from over.

Speaking Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Donna Shalala called for a lockdown of the third most-populous state and dismissed talk about reopening schools as “ridiculous.”

“It’s terrible,” said Shalala, whose South Florida district sits within Miami-Dade County, one of the hardest-hit parts of the state.

On the Pacific coast, Mayor Eric Garcetti said he’s considering another stay-at-home order for Los Angeles but emphasized that the city still had room in its hospitals and had been testing aggressively. Schools won’t hold in-person classes until the city records at least 14 consecutive days of case decline and is removed from the state’s watch list, Garcetti told CNN’s “State of the Union.” ............(more)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-19/florida-virus-out-of-control-lockdown-needed-ex-hhs-chief?srnd=premium

[jimfields33]

1. I'm really surprised at California. They have mandatory masks there.

Something else must be causing it in Los Angeles.

[chowder66]

2. Well the Airbnb guests in my apartment building

are not helping.
Not a single one has been seen wearing a mask and there are signs EVERYWHERE.
They range from early 20's to early 30's. Loads of partiers and the management won't do a damn thing.

[jimfields33]

3. Sorry to hear that.

We have similar situation where groups are renting homes and having coronavirus parties. Kissimmee Florida. All risky and dumb ideas.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. Madness

What the hell is wrong with people?

[chowder66]

8. That too! There are party houses everywhere in Hollywood, CA

so there's that.

[Lars39]

4. Complain directly to Airbnb.

Worth a shot

[soothsayer]

6. They blew their reopening I think

Movie theaters, indoor dining, and gyms opened maybe a bit too soon, with no careful monitoring through testing, tracking, and tracing.

[Iliyah]

7. Huh? . .

[Initech]

9. It's the churches.

The churches where I live are absolutely packed. And they are acting like there's nothing wrong. I drove by one the other day and there's at least 200 people going in and out of the building. They are the problem.

[chowder66]

12. Yep, that's another one to add to the list!

[chowder66]

11. The problem lies with a lot of restaurants that didn't comply with the regulations

and the citizens got lazy or bored with complying as well. Newsom had a good system but we failed him.

He rolled out openings based on covid trends in each county which was a good plan. Unfortunately many couldn't or didn't continue safety measures and now we are in hot water again.

[John Fante]

10. The Los Angeles Urban Area has a larger population than most states, it

has a huge working class Latino population, and it's much more densely populated than people realize.

I still consider it a small miracle that it wasn't hit harder initially. LA reopened too hastily, but I have more faith that Garcetti/Newsom will shut it down if the situation doesn't improve. We're not Florida.

[nakocal]

13. Orange County is Trump country

And the idiots there are fucking thing up for the rest of the state.

[JI7]

17. it has become less so but it's still there

[haele]

14. Church culture, Libertarian a-holes, and people with more money and hair than sense.

Hedonists, Fundies, and delusional "self made" hustlers.
We have enough of those idiots pouring water back into the lifeboat the rest of us are trying to bail.
LA has more than it's share of Covidiots. So does the rest of the state.

Their sense of self-importance is far greater than any sense of social compact.

Haele

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. It's the largest state in the country and far from devoid of idiots.

In fact there are literally millions of morons living in California.

And that’s all it takes to spread the virus. Stupid people.

It’s a numbers game. That’s all it is.

[JI7]

15. A lot of people in Los Angeles are having House Parties and other ways to get together

Most people do follow the rules in wearing masks where they have to such as when they go to businesses .

I work in an area where masks are required but a lot of people don't wear them unless they are going to go inside some business .

Crowded beaches, no masks .

Housing costs a lot in Los Angeles but people feel it's worth it because of the location and places they can go. So people aren't going to stay home.

These are mostly young people. The older people have been very careful .

I think they might have to start fining people .