Wisconsin declares new public health emergency after surge in coronavirus cases among young people
Source: CNN
Updated 2:36 PM ET, Tue September 22, 2020
(CNN)Wisconsin will continue to require people to wear face masks indoors after the state saw a surge of new Covid-19 cases.
The order was issued by Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday, coupled with the declaration of a public health emergency. The order is effective immediately, according to the governor's office, and is due to steeply rising cases, particularly among people between the ages of 18 and 24.
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"We are seeing an alarming increase in cases across our state, especially on campus. We need folks to start taking this seriously, and young people especially -- please stay home as much as you are able, skip heading to the bars, and wear a mask whenever you go out. We need your help to stop the spread of this virus, and we all have to do this together."
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Wisconsin is experiencing "unprecedented, near-exponential growth" of the virus, according to the release, with the daily number of new cases rising from 678 at the end of August to 1,791 on Monday.
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Masks were already required in the state, following a similar order made in July and set to expire on September 28. Though new cases slowed in August, the statement says, the reopening of schools has caused another jump. This order attempts to address that rise, by lengthening the mask requirement for another 60 days or until another order is issued.
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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/us/wisconsin-masks-required-covid-trnd/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2020-09-22T22%3A36%3A14
It continues to amaze me--and anger me-- when I see so many folks in WI without masks--and our local stores do not enforce the masks.
Sometimes I just walk out.
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Gov. Tony Evers: "We are seeing an alarming increase in cases across our state, especially on campus."
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Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)"Sincerely, your favorite president--ME!"
Blue Owl
(49,937 posts)n/t
Throck
(2,520 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)babylonsister
(170,964 posts)jayfish
(10,035 posts)running around telling you, "it'll be fine"; what did anyone think was going to happen?
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)Talitha
(6,479 posts)Please know that you'll go down in WI history as having tried to protect us.
Thank you!!
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)Where I'm at, the stores are all enforcing the masks mandate. No masks, no shopping entry allowed.
They must put their foot down if we're ever able to get a grasp of the CV epidemic going on in this Country. Be safe and careful!
Unfortunately there are vast areas of this Country where the CV will continue to fester and persist, due to these people who are unwilling to protect themselves and the community by wearing a mask or socially distancing themselves, or for that matter, even more gravely, if ill w/ the CV, will not self-isolate themselves for the good of the community. Some communities are still allowing football players who are CV-positive to still play football, as long as they wear a mask. Somehow I don't think this is going to work, especially w/the sweating, the tackling, etc., all because some people have got to have football still, in the middle of an epidemic.