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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you trust your governor with the virus?
I live in Oregon and Kate Brown set up a team few weeks ago maybe longer not sure exact date to work on it. She posts on different social media about exactly what her team is doing, provides updates all the time. I follow her on FB something it is good for but I am sure she is on Twitter to.
So because she has been honest about where the positive test people are, what she is doing to prepare, etc I feel safer.
What is happening in your state?
brokephibroke
(1,883 posts)So yes.
eleny
(46,166 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,379 posts)He will continue to do everything possible for this state.
DENVERPOPS
(8,820 posts)The Republicans failed miserably in their attempt to recall him..........LOL
Laffy Kat
(16,379 posts)StTimofEdenRoc
(445 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,656 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)...cuz we need him here!
But if he was still in the race.. I think he would have dropped out to stay home and handle this..
Evergreen Emerald
(13,069 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)Since we are a blue, sanctuary state we were sort of on our own already. He hates us and we hate him. If I lived in a red state I doubt I'd trust my state govt much.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)is on top of it. California was very sensible/careful in the evacuation of the cruise ship passengers in Oakland. Moving 2000 people is no small task.
catbyte
(34,386 posts)yesterday. But she's a Democrat and believes in science.
So glad we have her. I was getting emails from the DNR about it well before we had any confirmed cases. I thought it was weird at first but then realized they are just trying to make sure everyone is kept up to date via all methods possible.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,651 posts)MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)Nope.
I believe we were the second state to report confirmed cases. Very little testing to follow up, so numbers are artificially low.
soryang
(3,299 posts)i posted two recent florida updates on this thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10458826
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)To prevent Ron DeSantis in the first place
Incumbents don't lose governorships here. We're stuck with DeSantis for 8 years. I'll pay attention to the Miami mayoral race in August.
tavernier
(12,388 posts)elleng
(130,906 posts)according to Robert Costa tonight on MSNBC.
Good med facilities here, like Johns Hopkins, but I'm not sure what's getting to We the People.
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)Greybnk48
(10,168 posts)We have a bunch of right wing assholes in our legislature fighting him all the way, but I trust Evers 100%!
2naSalit
(86,612 posts)there is an informational web site and I think he's up to date with the state's status, I've heard several informative PSA like announcements throughout the day, at least on public radio which has a large audience around these parts.
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)Last I heard, he was going to install hand sanitizers on highway rest stops but that's about it.
I think it was his preparedness speech last week.
Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)He has actually been pretty remarkable. He has an extremely competent director of public health - AND - he is deferring to her on all things medical.
He (and his willingness to follow the lead of Dr. Acton) is the reason the schools were closed as soon as there were any cases in Ohio. He declared a state of emergency immediately to access funding for the state. Today (day 2 after cases in Ohio) he ordered restrictions on nursing home visits to prevent a disaster like Washington - and a ban on large gatherings.
As to the 4 cases, they quarantined them & families immediately (before knowing they were positive), and began contact tracing in an attempt to contain the virus.
I am NOT a fan of DeWine, but he has my respect for how he is handling this.
Check it out: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)You said:
"As to the 4 cases, they quarantined them & families immediately (before knowing they were positive), and began contact tracing in an attempt to contain the virus."
That's untrue.
6 UH staff under home quarantine after coming in close contact with COVID-19 patients
CLEVELAND Six employees from University Hospitals are under self-quarantine after coming in close contact with the three patients in Cuyahoga County who are confirmed to have coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to a news release from UH, the employees are being monitored by the Ohio Department of Health as well as the Cuyahoga County Board of health. Their tests are currently pending.
None of the employees have been hospitalized.
The hospital said that three patients went to their primary care physician at UH and were screened via COVID-19 protocol. From there, the patients were then sent to the emergency room where they were examined by hospital staff wearing eye protection, gowns, gloves and N95 masks in a negative pressure room.
The hospital said it was unable to provide additional information due to patient confidentiality.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/6-uh-staff-under-home-quarantine-after-coming-in-close-contact-with-covid-19-patients
Knowing many family and friends that work at the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and Metro Health Hospital, they all tell me differently as to how well the governor is doing. I have more trust in them.
When he visited MetroHealth to tell the staff of his preparedness plan, many told me they were shocked as through all the fluff, he kept saying:
"To combat the threat of coronavirus, the state will post information about hand washing in all state rest areas. Health officials believe hand washing is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of the disease."
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2020/02/gov-mike-dewine-how-ohio-is-preparing-for-coronavirus.html
The Ohio COVID-19 website came under scrutiny as it was only updating twice a week, I don't know if that's changed.
https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/Novel-Coronavirus/2019-nCoV
A COVID-19 call center was established (which is/was a good idea) but the panicked public can't seem to get much information, other than a busy signal. Hopefully, they hire more educated people to help with this call center. This is beneficial.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/ohio-set-up-a-hotline-for-questions-about-coronavirus-it-can-take-time-to-get-answers
As for him calling for restrictions on nursing home visits and banning large gatherings today was due to the WHO finally declaring a pandemic. When we all read of what was going on in Washington nursing homes (for how long now) is when he should've acted appropriately. He did not.
The only thing I've seen (and heard health workers discussing) that was a "positive" was declaring a state of emergency when he did.
Sorry, no one here that I know of thinks he has a wonderful preparedness plan, nor do I.
Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)stops." That seemed to me like criticizm made without having seen any of the steps taken since Monday. From your response now, it seems like you are at least aware he has done more than that - but you don't think it is enough.
We'll largely have to disagree on that - I've been banging my head against largely liberal brick walls to get people to wake up. Both on DU and in real life. On Monday, 2 hours before the cases were diagnosed in Ohio, I couldn't even get my largely liberal administration to take me seriously when I suggested we proactively encourage our student body to take steps to flatten the curve. My suggestions were ridiculed as excessive. I was so frustrated with the happy talk about how little risk there was that I cut everyone off of my response, but my dean, so I didn't have to deal with more blowback - and I only responded to him to document my concerns. DeWine's response was certainly more appropriate than those of the largely liberal administration I've been working with.
As to the specifics -
That's untrue.
I don't see anything you've said that contradicts what I said. The quarantining of professionals who came in contact with the 3 cases, once they tested positive, is part of that contact tracing to contain the virus.
https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/Novel-Coronavirus/2019-nCoV
It's been being updated at least twice a day since Monday. I don't know about before that.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/ohio-set-up-a-hotline-for-questions-about-coronavirus-it-can-take-time-to-get-answers
Well, when you call for closing all of the schools, declare a state of emergency, implement changes to nursing home visits, etc., all in less than 48 hours there are probably going to be more calls than any system can handle for a while. I don't see any information about uneducated people answering the hotline ("the call center is staffed by 18 public health officials, including at least one nurse and one epidemiologist who can answer medical questions." ) or about inappropriate information being given that might suggest the staff was uneducated. Do you blame Costco for not having enough toilet paper to meet the demands of a panicked public?
Since I wasn't present for his interactions with his staff at MetroHealth, I can't specifically address that. I can say that on Monday, 2 hours before the cases were diagnosed in Ohio, I could not even get my mostly liberal adminstration to even consider posting hand-washing signs. ("We shouldn't have to tell adults to wash their hands," "The flu is a lot more serious," and "we don't want to panic the students." )
DU is a (generally) supportive place - and there are still some here who believe all of this is an overreaction. I don't disagree that more proactive education about nursing homes, specifically, and flattening the curve (generally).
But I was expecting complete incompetence from him, along with the Republican response, "It's no worse than the flu," and at least as much resistance to taking this seriously as I encountered in my largely liberal circle of friends. I saw a competent and appropriate response, deference to the director of public health, without a hint of minimization of how serious this is. In fact - the response I saw was far more proactive than any I've encountered anywhere outside of DU, and I've only seen it on DU for a bit more than a week. If anything, his quick response once there were confirmed cases in Ohio was a wakep-up call that changed the attitude of many local friends I have been unabe to reach.
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)The comment about installing hand sanitizers on highways on Feb. 27th (While speaking at Metro Hospital) was complete criticism on my part. That was 2 weeks ago. Much more could've been done in 2 week's time from then until now. Staff that I know that sat in on his preparedness plan were in shock, as was I when I was told of it. Has he not been following what's coming out of other countries as we all have? At that point, 2 weeks ago, he should've had a much better plan in place. We'll have to agree to disagree on that issue.
As for the Ohio COVID-19 website, when it first went live, it was only showing updates twice a week at certain times listed on the site, which I thought was pathetic. When frightened family, friends and fellow citizens have seen images of what's become of China, Italy and Iran specifically, they want at the very least one update daily, not twice weekly.
In regard to the call center, it went live on Friday, March 6th. People were trying to call with busy signals or being on hold for hours. They called the news stations here, who tried and got the same response. They're open for calls 7 days a week and according to local media, frightened people still can't get through. They need more staff.
DeWine called a State of Emergency on March 9th so the call center difficulties had absolutely nothing to do with schools closing or nursing home visits at that specific time. There were no influx of calls on March 6th due to this, plus the call center was open all weekend. I do believe this call center will be extremely overwhelmed now, though.
I do believe that we're on the same page with most issues however; I think we only disagree on how long it's taken DeWine to implement changes. It's taken the entire US far too long, which will likely only result in more death.
My kids are physicians and I also have a PA and several nurses in the family who saw this coming quite some time ago. Perhaps you have family and friends on the front lines, as well. They tell me their colleagues have felt the same, but no one paid attention. (The idiot in charge made matters worse with the "flu" talk) Now they all tell me that containment is out of the question. They're hoping this comes in waves and not in a spike because it would decimate our healthcare system, not to mention many would perish as healthcare workers would have to "choose" who had a better chance of surviving and having to make the decision of who gets the last vent.
I do however have one issue that Melanie Amato, (Press Secretary, Ohio Department of Health) was telling people in regard to paper money:
"Some callers ask about safety precautions, even wondering whether its safe to handle paper money and coins. (It is, said Amato.) "
China was burning their cash and you're hearing a lot online and via the media (can't offer names of epidemiologists or virologists offering commentary at the moment) that did say COVID-19 did survive on paper money for X amount of time. There does still seem to be a lot of misinformation going around.
Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)I was focused on the the global view to get information so I could paint the picture of what is coming for others & the local admininstration I was dealing with (which is not medical, but which was bing pig-headed). I do have a lot of nurses in the family and one doctor. I suspect the doctor is similar to those in your family (I haven't spoken to him in a while), but the nurses have too much political baggage to focus on the train that's coming. My intense interest is becuase I have a daughter with two chronic illnesses - so she will be particularly vulnerable.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)I think DeWine is doing a good job listening to the experts and acting.
That does not mean I am happy with him. Unemployment is soaring in Ohio. After promising strong action on guns after the Dayton massacre, making a big show I saw little, but in this case, declaring an emergency I give him credot.
Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,029 posts)I got a KGW update from Governor Brown stating that gatherings of 250 or more are banned for four weeks. Yes, I do take some comfort knowing my state is working on addressing the situation.
marlakay
(11,468 posts)She was taking it seriously and wanted to protect her citizens.
Interesting to read how the different states are, very curious about red states.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,986 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,029 posts)sheshe2
(83,765 posts)He is better than most R's. However.
He cancelled the St. Pats parade. The Boston Marathon at this time is still a go. Runners and guests from all over the world.
Green Line
(1,123 posts)Plain vanilla Charlie is an R all the way.
yonder
(9,666 posts)So far, no reported cases and from what I understand that may not be a good sign.
Jury's still out though.
herding cats
(19,564 posts)We have way more cases reported than are in our official total. They're suppressing testing and working here to intentionally deflate real case numbers. I know this for a fact due to the ancient restrictions on testing. They're circa 2/20 which all know is outdated now.
If not for local testing and our local news we'd be clueless here. Our local (city level) governments are doing well, though.
RockRaven
(14,966 posts)immediately spread to the community (specifically, the CDC recommended against repatriating infected persons from Japan, which Pompeo's State Department then did anyway, and Azar's HHS totally fucked up while moving them to Travis Air Force Base by exposing their employees without PPE or training and subsequent contact tracking, and IMMEDIATELY there were "community" acquired cases in the region).
If it were just a question of Newsom, I'd be fairly confident in his intent, capacity, and the resources at his disposal. But there's a lot of factors outside of a governor's control, and what we face from Trump's WH is malice and sadism and purposeful harm... ON TOP of the base-line incompetence and ignorance.
A Brand New World
(1,119 posts)N/T
murielm99
(30,741 posts)He gives daily briefings, too. Trump should be doing that, and giving us actual information, like JB is doing.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)murielm99
(30,741 posts)Some things are not obtainable.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)JB doing it right. Props to Toni Preckwinkle as well.
Coventina
(27,120 posts)Every Republican is my enemy.
They wish me active harm.
I wish them harm.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)Nope.
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)I trust that he is trying but I'm afraid it might not be enough. I think a lot of people might die.
RandySF
(58,823 posts)manhattan123
(302 posts)Yes. So far he seems to be on top of it, giving regular updates, acted quickly when New Rochelle became a center of infection, calling the Feds out for falling down on having testing readily available.
Dorian Gray
(13,493 posts)I didn't love him, but I think he's showing true leadership in this. Making hard choices bc he has to. And being public and up front about those choices.
Knowing helps keep people calm.
Squinch
(50,949 posts)My County Executive and mayor are also keeping us informed and telling the truth.
Dorian Gray
(13,493 posts)the federal government is dropping the ball big time, so the local municipalities need to step up. State/county/city/town. So far NY doing well.
kerouac2
(449 posts)True leadership imho.
mdelaguna
(471 posts)wackadoo wabbit
(1,166 posts)Of course, I don't necessarily think that this will translate into his doing anything.
On the other hand, there are a lot of old people in Arizona (and way too many of them vote Republican), so maybe he will. It remains to be seen.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)We are so fucked.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)is soon (if not already) to become one big-ass petri dish...
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)The CDC is in Atlanta, but thats not gonna help us.
Kemp seems to be MIA. Our worthless Republicans senators and Republican congressional delegation are 100% supporting the Tangerine Tyrant.
Doug Collins night have Coronavirus.
Only Fulton County (Metro Atlanta area) is closing schools.
No other school closures announced.
No University System of Georgia or Technical College closures.
crickets
(25,980 posts)burrowowl
(17,641 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)and very on top of the situation. She has been holding daily televised press conferences to inform of updates.
She was ahead of the curve in:
establishing financial relief for those who become ill or quarantined;
requesting that no one attend or schedule a large event (250+);
erasing the waiting times to receive unemployment or sick leave benefits;
establishing a COVID-19 Hotline;
plus others that don't come to mind at the moment.
I have more confidence in our State government than I do our Feds.
marlakay
(11,468 posts)Sometimes having lived my entire life on the West Coast I need to understand how life is in other places.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Pritzger has been excellent. No nonsense, and getting shit done.
LisaM
(27,811 posts)We're in good hands.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)All college classes are cancelled now after this week so we are going to do online instruction until further notice. He said NY is going to do their own testing with private labs now and a lot more. I hope it will be free.
I am scared for sure. I have had a sinus infection/ cold coming and going for over a month but no one has offered me testing. I assume it is not this virus or my family would be sick by now as well. If it is, my autoimmune diseases/ overactive immune system must be helping me or I got a mild version. The clinic I went to first just sent an email saying they still dont have testing and they decided I didnt have it when I first went there.
My doc who I went to for a physical acted like I was crazy. Lots of people are in denial still imo. I hope it wont be as bad as people are predicting but from looking at the severe cases in Italy, Iran and China etc., the major quarantines, it is bad. There were already 5 more cases reported in my county today so it quadrupled in 2-3 days. Who knows how many cases there really are. There is no way to know with the lack of testing and the criminal way this has been handled.
marlakay
(11,468 posts)Off and on all winter. I only went to doctor once to make sure I didnt have ear infection, I didnt but she didnt do any tests either. I thought what I had December, January was a few bad colds with cough and some fever. And this past week fighting sinus infection with headaches, pressure, sneezing and mainly allergy stuff.
Luckily I am retired so stayed home while sick each time.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)I have had coughing on and off too. I think asthma and allergies are playing a role too. Then this week I had a sudden stomach bug and all the respiratory symptoms got worse again. Fortunately my inhaler helps. Hopefully the warm weather coming will help us feel better. That is great you can stay home. Today was a panic, after my last class when everyone left early, someone had said there was no food left. I went to shop and people were buying everything. I decided to get what I could and freeze it just in case. As well as canned items. I have no idea how bad it will be here.
Raftergirl
(1,285 posts)and his administration are doing the best that they can.
Caveat- my husband works for him and is in on deliberations and decisions being made.
Every day brings new challenges which they are seeking to address ASAP.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)Wow that is cool he works for him! We need sane, smart people to take charge vs the loons at the top. It is just hard to believe any of this is happening. I read two of the cases here are young- in their 20s & 30s and they are in a hospital near us, so they must be pretty bad.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)he isn't sitting still for the Trumps.
[link:https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-york-to-test-for-coronavirus-cases-private-labs-cuomo|]
Taking care of state workers 2 full weeks paid wages
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)Yes. Inslee is doing all he can.
Lexblues
(180 posts)Especially being the nation's newest governor. He's been very proactive and giving press conferences twice a day usually.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)he's saddled with a Rethug legislature.
Here's our KY Coronavirus web site he had set up: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/Pages/covid19.aspx
....with lots of good current info, useful references and links and videos.
An example of his leadership:
Gov. Beshear says all schools should prepare to close on short notice over COVID-19 concerns
Mar 11, 2020
Link with local news video: https://www.wdrb.com/news/wdrb-video/gov-beshear-says-all-schools-should-prepare-to-close-on/video_e18016ee-cde3-5cd1-8100-93f1bf872613.html
KY............
dawnie51
(959 posts)but I am impressed by how he's handling this thus far. He is very serious about this thing spreading. He halted spectators at the Arnold last weekend, and I think he's going to severely limit the basketball and hockey exposures. My daughter is a teacher, and they are just waiting, probably tomorrow, for the go ahead to shut down for at least a week, maybe two. As of right now, there are four known cases in Ohio, but you know it's much higher, and DeWine may be a Republican tool, but he's not a fool. The senator of his own party (Portman) is too busy messing with Hunter Biden to do anything, but he does have Sherrod Brown to go to.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)I tend to think of him as DeWhine, but he has stepped up to the plate better than expected (of course, we didn't expect much...)
calimary
(81,267 posts)Very pleased, so far.
It was pretty cool that we left California to move up here to Oregon, but STILL had a Governor Brown! How 'bout that.
I like how she smacked the GOP with an executive order to deal with the climate crisis, this week, after they walked out yet again like a bunch of spoiled babies who didn't want to have to eat their vegetables. Mom responded with an "okay then, eat THIS!" She's pretty cool.
Gavin Newsom's better-looking, though...
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)They're both smart and not inclined to panic. Or make decisions based upon idiocy.
Yesterday, Cuomo ordered a 1 mile containment area around part of New Rochelle in Westchester. This is the area associated with the attorney who became ill last week, if you recall the story. New Rochelle is a serious hotspot: the order prohibits large gatherings. This affects several public and private schools, houses of worship among others. He also called up the National Guard to work on disinfecting buildings/streets etc. They will also be delivering meals to kids from the closed schools who depend upon school-provided meals for much of their nutrition.
Also, de Blasio has made a point of telling people during his briefings that folks who are not insured will be tested for covid-19 without any financial repercussions to them. And that no one will be asking about anyone's immigration status when someone comes in for a test. Cuomo has ordered insurance companies licensed to operate in NYS to waive cost sharing requirements (i.e. coinsurance/deductibles) for all stages of the testing process for people who have insurance.
Happily, the governor of NJ, Phil Murphy, is also a Democrat. Were Christie still there, he'd probably be bricking up the Jersey-side exits of the Hudson River tunnels right about now.
Golden Raisin
(4,608 posts)the ongoing Federal clusterfuck and is being proactive, visible on TV and actually showing some leadership which is so horrendously lacking from Washington, D.C.
Dorian Gray
(13,493 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)I guess so. Newsom said he's been working with Trump and Trump has given him whatever he asked for and also done everything Newsom requested.
walkingman
(7,616 posts)Same response I had about Governor Hot Wheels.
Paladin
(28,257 posts)Abbott would let half of Texas die before detaching from the trump propaganda machine.
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)We have 8 cases diagnosed now. Two big University campuses, UNC Chapel Hill and Duke with well known medical Schools and hospitals. Lots of tech in the Research Triangle and many of those companies have employees working remotely.
The know how to react to minimize transmission of the disease is here and we have a Dem governor who will listen to people with public health expertise.
The problem is testing. I'm convinced the reason that has been screwed up lies at the feet of 45 and Republicans who saw an opportunity to make $$ and decided to privatize the testing process. Absolutely disgusting example of exactly what is wrong with health care in this country. People will die from this disease because we didn't test and isolate early to prevent the spread of the disease all because greedy, money loving Republicans saw a chance to make a buck and were in a position to throw the testing to private labs.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)He's been doing really well, all things considered.
phylny
(8,380 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)Iowa has Trumper Kim Reynolds, who was Branstad's Lt. Governor before. She seems to believe that Corona virus can only be caught by people on cruise ships.
ms liberty
(8,574 posts)At least we have a Dem, and he is good. We also have Duke University Medical Center, one of the top medical schools and research facilities in the nation, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Bowman Gray Medical School (associated wirh Wake Forest University and Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem), also very well rated medical schools and hospitals. I am sure Roy has been consulting with specialists in those communities.
BTW, just as an FYI, Adam Silver, the NBA Commish who decided last night to suspend the season and pretty much dumped on Comrade Dumbass' 'perfect' speech? He's a Duke grad.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)plans to address. Much depends on the federal govt declaring a national emergency though
DFW
(54,379 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)..all the time. Theres all kinds of pro active measures we can take to help ourselves and I think our Gov has done a great job...
Aquaria
(1,076 posts)But I'm in Texas, and Governor Hot Wheels has done zilch to earn my confidence. About anything.
I wouldn't trust him with a one-car funeral procession.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Greg Abbott is going to fucking kill us all down here in Texas
FM123
(10,053 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)and his administration have had a handle on the situation and his Secretary of Health (Dr. Rachel Levine) has been giving daily briefings...
livetohike
(22,143 posts)Lt. Gov. Fetterman interviewed on a local TV station. Impressive as usual.
Freddie
(9,265 posts)THANK GOD hes governor to override the idiots in the state legislature.
PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)and their handling of the virus outbreak so far, I really have to give kuddo's to Dr. Arkoosh and the Montgomery County Commissioners.
I work for the county and we have been getting updates at least twice a day on the current outbreak as well as updates on any COOP plans.
I know practically all of the upper administration at the county and I must say they have been extremely dilligent and professional.
BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)Also have a sister living in Montco and it's been a great happenstance for Montco to have a physician as a County Commissioner (and one who also happens to be a (D) leading the Commissioners there as well). I know KYW has been covering her briefings.
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choie
(4,111 posts)Yup!
Chainfire
(17,538 posts)But I think that Florida's Republican governor is actually acting like a responsible adult in this crisis rather than a party hack. The problem is that this is a national problem where local solutions will be ineffective.
If Trump were our governor, we could build a wall and make Alabama and Georgia pay for it......
Laurian
(2,593 posts)A Trumper who seems incapable of independent thought.
mcar
(42,331 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)better than the feds. They began planning weeks ago and our first possible case was announced yesterday. Don't know for sure since they had to send sample to CDC for testing. State set up a hotline for people to get advice.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,735 posts)He gets two thumbs up from me.
KPN
(15,645 posts)of the federal government with tRump at the reins. I feel about as comfortable as one should. Shes a great Governor.
SallyHemmings
(1,821 posts)Governor Wolf is pushing out useful information.
mercuryblues
(14,531 posts)mainer
(12,022 posts)Thank god we got rid of that idiot Paul LePage and now have the very capable Janet Mills (whose sister is an MD / MPH)
obamanut2012
(26,076 posts)Not as good as say, CA or OR, but so far so good.
gibraltar72
(7,504 posts)we only recently had diagnosed cases. I believe she took it seriously I can only imagine what Snyder would have done. He would have lied and cut deals with special groups, as he did with Flint water poisoning.
Bettie
(16,109 posts)Is awful, but I'm sure she'll find a way to make herself some cash off of this.