Researchers urge 3-week shelter-in-place order for Arizona

[Eugene]

Source: KOLD-TV

Researchers urge 3-week shelter-in-place order for Arizona

State leaders receive letter from research team

By Jasmine Ramirez | November 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM MST - Updated November 28 at 11:12 PM

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The surge in COVID-19 cases in Arizona have university researchers urging state leaders to implement a 3-week shelter-in-place order and statewide mask mandate.

The University of Arizona’s COVID Modeling Team sent a letter Friday to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Researchers foresee a hospital crisis with the state’s current spike and said the situation could become a disaster if nothing is done.

The modeling team said, “It would be akin to facing a major forest fire without evacuation orders,” if actions such as a three-week stay-home shutdown aren’t taken.

If trends continue, the research team projects Arizona will surpass the hospitalization peak seen in July sometime before Jan. 1.

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Read more: https://www.kold.com/2020/11/28/researchers-urge-week-shelter-in-place-order-arizona/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Shelter in "place" is stupid messaging. "Shelter at home" is much better,

... more likely to get compliance even though they mean the same thing in effect. The former slogan has echoes of mass shootings. The latter appeals to comfort.

[Illumination]

4. Only thing is, Trump & others have engineered it so that many Americans don't have homes...

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[KarenS]

2. Ducey would never do anything like this,,,,,

We are hunkering down at our house because most of Arizona is acting like there's not a problem.

[Sherman A1]

3. I have a friend that lives in AZ and from what I gather

he will do the mask thing, but isn't really much else. Granted he is retired and lives in a rural area, but seems to be going about his business as close to usual as he can.

[Illumination]

5. Hi again!...Watching all the traffic here in Boulder CO, you would never know there was a

pandemic! In my apartment building, elderly high risk residents still continue socializing even though it's prohibited. There's lots of rules but very little enforcement. We've had NUMEROUS C-19 cases... We're just so SCREWED!..... ..... ..... ..... .....

[AlexSFCA]

6. are those people wearing masks?

[Illumination]

7. Some but not all. I get up @ an ungodly hour just to avoid them all. We have no cameras here &

management is not available very often. If you e-mail them with a problem, you're lucky to get a reply! I not only wear a mask but a welder's face shield & gloves. I long for days when i was a home owner...