Something needs to corrected. It is not THE Corona virus, it is A Corona virus. This variant as well its its many mutations are now in the world. It is right there along with every other Flu that is around the world. It will never go away.
The 1918 flu is still around, so you're right to an extent, but have you ever been personally concerned about it?
[/QUOTE] See, what did I tell you, Corona Virus will magically disappear and all will be well under Joe Biden, usurper in chief. After all, what are Democrats and extreme liberal trolls including, those on the ET message board other than hypocrites? They tell you one thing, then, do the opposite as long as it supports their political lies. And keep telling people to wear masks without, telling them that masks are not all the same. You know, promoting the usage of masks including, cloth ones like the geniuses of the CDC and so called medical experts who themselves have not figured out that the filtration rates of cloth masks without filters and with gaps around your nose is probably below 50%? That is why California has so many infections and deaths because good Democrat governor Gavin Newsom has no clue even now. California has the most compliant, mask wearing people around since, most of them are extreme liberals who believe in nanny government. In this case, they are being sent to their deaths and still thanking Gavin Newsom for a job well done.
Now CA opens back up... https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-24/newsom-cancels-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order Newsom cancels California’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
don't get me wrong... I will be happy to get back in my gym, get a haircut and maybe my kids can have in person school... But this entire shutdown was based on politics...rather looking at the data and figuring out what was needed to protect the most vulnerable. This moron Govenor.., shutdown beaches even though there is no evidence people catch covid at the beach or even outdoors for that matter. Hiking trails were shutdown when we all knew that sun is important for healthy immune systems. He shutdown parks without data. He shutdown outdoor dining without data supporting.
I was wondering if the recall process is gaining moment and starting to worry him. Since his edicts (like most lefty governors) were not designed with the data in mind ... he seems to have changed some of his policies based on pressure.
Let's read the text of the entire article... Sounds like the state is merely reverting to its earlier county by county system rather than the 5 region system they went to on December 3rd due to surging hospital admissions. Same as earlier -- each county will still have a color code based on COVID measurements. The higher the color code the more restrictive the rules that are imposed. Of course counties can impose further restrictions than those mandated by the state for their color code situation. This change came about -- according to the governor's office -- due to improvements in the dire hospital capacity situation in the state. IMO this reversion to the old system is due to criticism of Newsom's recent COVID regional system changes.... including complaints that science did not match the political actions. Newsom cancels California’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-24/newsom-cancels-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order California officials lifted regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state on Monday, a change that could allow restaurants and businesses in many counties to reopen outdoor dining and other services. All counties will return to the colored tier system that assigns local risk levels based on case numbers and rates of positive test results for coronavirus infections. Most areas will be classified under the “widespread” risk tier, which permits hair salons to offer limited services indoors but restricts many other nonessential indoor business operations. “Today, we can lay claim to starting to see some real light at the end of the tunnel as it relates to case numbers,” Newsom said at a Monday news conference. “Each region’s a little bit different, but we are in a position projecting four weeks forward with a significant decline in the case rates, positivity rates. We are anticipating...still more decline in hospitalizations and more declines in ICU, and that’s why we’re lifting that stay at home effective immediately today.” After a winter surge, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are beginning to decline across the state. But compared to when the governor established the stay-at-home order framework last month, total confirmed cases have more than doubled, daily confirmed cases have increased, the seven- and 14-day positivity rates are higher and ICU capacity is lower in each region of the state except Northern California, according to the most recent state data available. The change could lessen restrictions in the Southern California, Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley regions, which were still under stay-at-home orders before the announcement, unless local officials adopt stronger restrictions. Throughout the pandemic, local leaders have been allowed to go beyond the state’s rules, approve their own stay-at-home orders or shut down additional activities they deem too risky for their areas. “Seven weeks ago, our hospitals and front-line medical workers were stretched to their limits, but Californians heard the urgent message to stay home when possible and our surge after the December holidays did not overwhelm the healthcare system to the degree we had feared,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. Los Angeles County, which has become a national hotbed of the coronavirus with hospitals overwhelmed by patients, “will essentially align with the state, by the end of the week, to allow for the reopening of permitted activities under the Purple Tier,” said County Supervisor Hilda Solis. The move — which comes after more than 5,000 people have died of COVID-19 in L.A. County in less than a month and as Southern California continues to report zero hospital capacity — will allow for the reopening of personal care services and outdoor dining at restaurants. The outdoor dining ban had been highly controversial, with some elected officials and the restaurant industry fighting in and out of court to overturn it.Those affected said the restrictions had devastated restaurant owners and their employees, who were already struggling amid the pandemic. Outdoor dining offered a lifeline for some, and restaurants invested thousands of dollars to be able to offer it. Last week, a group of more than 50 wineries and restaurants across Napa and Sonoma counties sued to overturn a state ban on in-person dining, with owners saying their constitutional rights were being trampled as they slipped into financial ruin. Meanwhile, officials in some other Southern California counties have been even more critical of the state-imposed rules, and had urged Newsom to give them more local control. Newsom’s announcement marks another significant shift in the governor’s reopening plan, a constantly changing process that has sparked questions and few answers about the data and reasoning behind his decisions. Though business owners were relieved by the possibility of reopening some outdoor services again, others were concerned that Newsom’s directive was premature. Some state legislators and local officials said the Newsom administration gave them very little notice about his plan to call off the stay-at-home orders — a situation that could have hampered the ability of locals to quickly establish their own restrictions before the state’s safeguards were removed. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday morning that his administration learned of the governor’s move “as quickly and as suddenly as the public,” and that he was “anxious to be briefed with more details from the state.” Garcetti said COVID-19 infections seem to be slowing in the L.A. region, but remain extremely high. “Still very high historically,” he said. “Still numbers that are six to seven times more hospitalizations than what we had just a month and a half ago, but the right trend.” The governor announced the five regions of the stay-at-home order framework on Dec. 3 in an effort to reduce the strain on hospitals as case numbers surged. Although state data show hospital systems in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley remain strained, the Newsom administration said models project ICU capacity in those regions and the Bay Area will exceed 15% — a threshold for lifting the regional shutdowns — over the next four weeks. Earlier this month, Newsom lifted stay-at-home orders for the Greater Sacramento region. State officials have not released a full accounting of how four-week ICU calculations were being made. And although services were allowed to reopen in the Sacramento region on Dec. 13, daily reports of available intensive care beds never approached the 15% threshold deemed necessary to cancel the restrictions. ICU capacity in the Northern California region, which is not under the stay-at-home order, has continued to remain above the state’s shutdown benchmarks. Before the change, the Bay Area had remained under the stay-at-home order due to a four-week projection of a decrease in hospital bed availability. The San Joaquin Valley region reported very little ICU capacity. San Francisco Mayor London Breed tweeted Monday that San Francisco would resume outdoor dining at restaurants and allow personal services to reopen now that Newsom has lifted regional stay-at-home orders. The mayor and Public Health director Dr. Grant Colfax were scheduled to address the changes at an early afternoon news conference. California is continuing to see a record-breaking number of deaths from COVID-19. Despite positive developments,officials are expressing growing concerns about new and potentially more contagious variants of the coronavirus that have been detected in California and beyond. One of the new variants is believed to be 50% more transmissible than the conventional variety of the coronavirus. If that variant became widespread, it would likely lead to more infections, hospitalizations and deaths. The situation in Los Angeles County remains critical despite improvements in the number of cases. Hospitals are seeing reductions in the number of COVID-19 patients, but many facilities are still overcrowded. Just two weeks ago, officials talked about expanding the stay-at-home order by closing malls and outdoor gyms. But no action was taken.
for weeks we being told were at capacity and stretched to the limit...and this new variant could break us... like this article mentioned in your story... You.. know.. with all the fear mongering bullshit you were posting... But... now I suppose you will start telling us you too see the light of spring. I would imagine you will be start a Spring is Coming thread. https://www.latimes.com/california/...ariant-as-l-a-county-mulls-closing-malls-gyms
A "Spring Is Coming" thread. That is a great idea. We can highlight the success of the Biden administration in tackling the pandemic... and outline the days of ignorance in science are over in our national leadership. By the way Scott Atlas is back in CA... you can go look him up and get a dose of non-scientific garble to spout in your posts.