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Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
6. In PA, where I live the Amish are not nearly as isolated and unaware.
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:33 AM
May 2020

Especially of of big things like a pandemic.

If I'd read this below beforehand, I would have been more patient and not bought anything until I my appointment this week at another nursery that's actually taking the virus seriously.

On Thursday, Lapp, the tour operator, was helping deliver fabric masks that the Amish are making to the Lancaster Health Center. The masks are being sewn at Bird-in-Hand Fabric, and while not medical grade, they are “better than nothing,” he said. The Amish are reading newspapers and know what’s happening, but "at the same time, they’re not wearing masks, they’re not social distancing themselves, and I do fear for their elderly. "


https://www.inquirer.com/news/amish-coronavirus-religion-covid-pennsylvania-masks-20200327.html

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