Also, Sweden never shut down and they are being castigated by foreign residents...go figure..
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Congressman Dan Crenshaw posted this today.
A few key stats today as we are facing COVID-19 in Houston
Daily hospital growth rate is just .2% down from 5.2%, just a week ago
We are still in “Phase 2” of our ICU surge capacity plan.
Just 9% of our Phase 2 capacity is full
Phase 3 is not expected in the next two weeks
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This means the hospitals can surge another 842 beds -- at minimum-- if needed. It is worth noting that hospitals regularly operate at 95% ICU capacity this time of year.
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Texas still has one of the lowest death rates in the entire country. Our case fatality rate is just 1.23%
New York has 10x the COVID-19 deaths of Texas. 164 deaths per 100,000 vs 11 deaths per 100,000
CA’s spike in cases is as bad as Texas, even though their lockdown was longer
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We CANNOT lock down again as we look for solutions to combat this public health crisis.
We should continue to strengthen our health care system so that it can continue to handle the uptick in cases.
And we can take personal precautions like wearing masks and social distancing.
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All of this will help prevent us from making the critical mistake of locking down again. The economic, educational, and other public health impacts of lockdowns are unacceptable.
Texans are stepping up to confront this challenge together. We can do this.
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No there will be no lock down.
First, the small business owner that won't survive won't comply. They will find a way to keep the doors open.
Second, most people recognize the threat of a economic lock down is nothing more than a political stunt. Abbott would be committing political suicide if he moved left and ordered a shut down.
Finally, if there was an order to shut down, and you had the ability to keep working, are you staying home or are you going to go to work?
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Originally posted by DUKFVR View PostEveryone needs to just keep going and doing their normal things. Business needs to just stay open and people protest the political lackeys when they show up. Otherwise make it a living hell if they try to close them or fine them. Its past time to do what the other side does. Just no violence.
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Originally posted by OldRiverRat View PostHow about we tell them to screw off and keep working
Just call it a shut down protest
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What are they going to do if everyone does this? They will be helpless to do anything. Attemp to use force and the recent protests would be nothing compared to what would come.
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Originally posted by hopedale View PostNo there will be no lock down.
First, the small business owner that won't survive won't comply. They will find a way to keep the doors open.
Second, most people recognize the threat of a economic lock down is nothing more than a political stunt. Abbott would be committing political suicide if he moved left and ordered a shut down.
Finally, if there was an order to shut down, and you had the ability to keep working, are you staying home or are you going to go to work?
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Originally posted by zac221 View PostMy wife’s been denied every kind of assistance possible. Small business loan, unemployment benefits, just the $600 assistance program
, straight up everything. Shut down or not idk how we’re gonna survive this. She’s owned her own business going on 12 years and we had a baby in February so now everything combined has taken its toll on us. Her clients are too broke to come in, we’ve spent our savings on baby and paying her rent. This whole thing needs to go away, just pull an Obama and say we’re aware of it and quit testing.
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Originally posted by fulmer34 View PostIts coming, Abbott's chief of Texas Division of Emergency Management is now asking people to wear masks and social distance in your own home. The stupidity is running rampant. Either the face masks work and we can require them and open everything back up to full tilt boogy. Or the masks are a load of crap and they are just conditioning people to be compliant. Its the latter unless someone can provide evidence of a scientific study that proves masks stop the spread of viruses, not just an "experts" opinion.
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we got notice today that masks are no longer optional in our shop while working....they will be mandatory now....for those that don't know- they fog up yur safety glasses to where your vision is blurred causing a safety issue...but we won't discuss that so long as we have a mask to make us dizzy from lack of oxygen to the brain and keep from spreading covid...im fine with being safe and wearing the mask even thou I find it difficult to breathe in...but idk what they will say next when someone crashes a forklift into something cause they can't see thru fogged glasses....i will say I do enjoy watching all the guys who use smokeless tobacco try and wear that mask and lift it up and down so they can spit every 90 seconds.
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Originally posted by DEREKG22 View Postwe got notice today that masks are no longer optional in our shop while working....they will be mandatory now....for those that don't know- they fog up yur safety glasses to where your vision is blurred causing a safety issue...but we won't discuss that so long as we have a mask to make us dizzy from lack of oxygen to the brain and keep from spreading covid...im fine with being safe and wearing the mask even thou I find it difficult to breathe in...but idk what they will say next when someone crashes a forklift into something cause they can't see thru fogged glasses....i will say I do enjoy watching all the guys who use smokeless tobacco try and wear that mask and lift it up and down so they can spit every 90 seconds.
Safety glasses fogging up is an issue.
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