Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?

There was a community choir in a rural area with no virus cases in the entire county. They had a practice in a church and tried to stay apart. No one had any symptoms and they used hand sanitizer as they walked in. 60 people attended. 45 have tested positive for the virus and 2 have died. They are interviewing everyone trying to see if the 15 people who aren't sick were all together. The result will be very interesting.

Ananda8, that is the only safe assumption.

Maybe his dumb ass needs to be arrested like that idiot preacher in FL.

Good grief, Texas makes our idiot governor in Missouri almost look reasonable. Nah, they're both dumb shits who should be held responsible for deaths that occur due to their inaction. As should the Grand FUBAR in the White House.

Unbelievable! How can the governor be such an idiot? This is a recipe for disaster. I hope some individuals can avoid all this contact, although if your job demands you return to work and you really need that money it makes it very difficult to stay away.

All these people are afflicted with the Trump virus. No, they truly do not care about anything other than their re-election. Unfortunately, their supporters actually believe they are looking out for them. Even when their loved ones die from the poor handling of covid19, they will buy into the bs that it was the fault of the dems. DT says he inherited a broken system.....he disbanded the epidemiology section of the CDC put in place by Obama. Then they want to use the impeachment hearings as the great distraction. I hate to say it, but I fear we are becoming a dumber and dumber society. All these governors need to be arrested like the “preacher”. What arrogance to deliberately put others at risk. My niece is a contractor with the CDC and is appalled by the handling of this and is terrified about how this is going to play out in this country

DogMom, my extended family are in Sweden and a cousin has been telling me for 20yrs that I need to move there b/c my world view is more Swede than American. She is right and my hesitancy has always been those winters w limited daylight. If I was 20 yrs younger I would seriously consider it now, despite the weather issues. My sister works for Volvo and they have closed all business in Sweden b/c the country will take care of their people during this crisis. The American side of the business has been scaled down significantly but are trying to keep people employed by working from home b/c they will not be taken care of by our government. Sister says many American employees are outraged that Volvo is expecting them to keep working but don’t get that Volvo knows our country will not take care of them.

Wren, hilarious!!

Arkansas is not under a stay at home order but beauty and barber shops are closed as are bars, restaurants (except for takeout/delivery), schools are closed, gatherings of more than 10 people are asked to disburse by police who have the ability to issue citations. Dental and Doctor offices are voluntarily closed except for necessary treatments. Hospitals are not doing any elective procedures. State parks are restricted to day trips only and our most popular national park has been closed by request of the governor to discourage out of state visitors. All of this and more is being done without a mandatory stay at home order. In my area everyone is following safe distance and staying home as much as possible. Lowes and Home Depot and other stores are open, but the local management is taking this seriously and sanitizing every day, shortening store hours to do so. There was some talk by upset citizens about closing the bridges between Arkansas and surrounding states, but the Governor said that would create more problems. We wish surrounding states would self regulate, but it appears they don't really take this seriously.

We're shut down until May 4. Fine with me. Grocery stores, pharmacy places (one of which is in a store which allows minor shopping) and libraries are closed. Restaurants are take out only and only for limited hours. The weather isn't conducive for much. Sun this morning and rain this afternoon.

Yogatime, It appears that people are cooperating all over the state and calling out those who don't. Our largest group of non-compliers are from out of state. Arkansas has 23.5 cases / 100,000. Missouri has 34.5 cases / 100,000. Tennessee has 43.8 cases / 100,000. Louisiana has 220.8 cases / 100,000. Each of these states is shut down but have poor compliance. We are closing parks and major attractions to keep the people from surrounding states from coming here. We have such a high rate of compliance because our governor gives us accurate information every day and the heads of departments explain things in ways that everyone can understand. For example, here are two links available to Arkansans. This shows the statistics of the virus cases, deaths and recoveries. It's updated several times a day. You will have to copy and paste this address to see the map. One can click on a county and see the stats for that county. https://adem.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f533ac8a8b6040e5896b05b47b17a647

If one is worried that they may be infected, they can get a free online screening and receive a recommendation to either isolate in place or go to a medical facility. Accurate, real-time information helps with compliance and gives people the feeling they are being cared for. https://uamshealth.com/healthnow/?fbclid=IwAR3G5iE...

ananda, listening to the epidemiologists, I fear your state is seeing this through rose colored glasses. I hope I am wrong. I hope everyone in this country is listening to the stories from the medical professionals on the front lines trying to treat people with this terrible virus. Drs and nurses in NYC are so emotional about what they are seeing. To not do everything we possibly can is not just stupid, it is selfishly putting others at risk. Stay safe.

My county went on stay at home before our useless gov locked down the state. The county parks are still open. I have the misfortune of living next to a linear trail. Ppl are out all hours of day and night. Walking, biking, skating. In groups. But god will protect them??

Let’s just agree to disagree.