re: #148 Hecuba’s daughter

Based on figures in worldometer, the number of cases and deaths in the United States seem to be declining. Assuming this isn’t an artifact of under reporting by red states, it is possible that the pandemic is gradually losing its potency here. Certainly we’ve gained more skill and knowledge in treating patients, which may account for the decrease in mortality.

It is still a disgrace to close down the task force. The sole purpose of this action must be to conceal any damage this disease continues to inflict on our nation. Trump wants to focus on civil unrest and nothing else that happens under his watch.

California is a big state, and our numbers are dropping by a lot (finally! and let’s hope the Labor Day holiday doesn’t set us back too much) — last week we were around/over 5,000 new cases per day, yesterday about 3,000, today 2,600. Northeastern states are following mask protocols, and even some of the southern states have had their noses rubbed in reality and are enforcing mask wearing. The places where the epidemic is raging unchecked are comparatively sparsely populated.

But yes, it’s not time to shut down the task force. The epidemic hasn’t lost its potency, the word on the best current way we now have to combat it has passed, in spite of our malevolent moron leaders.
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