California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said Tuesday that counties should begin issuing guidance for Labor Day weekend as soon as possible to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Ghaly warned that large family and social gatherings during the holiday weekend could dismantle the progress the state has made in recent weeks in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
As the state has vacillated between reopening and closing certain medium- and high-risk industries, Ghaly said the most pertinent thing public health officials have learned since the pandemic began is the role individual people play in following health and safety protocol.
“This sneaky virus that we call COVID-19 doesn’t take a rest,” he said. “It will find every opportunity to transit from person to person because that’s what germs do.”
Ghaly called the upcoming holiday weekend an “incredible moment” for the state and the country at large to prevent further spread of the virus and likened it to guidance the state issued regarding large gatherings for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.
Thousands gathered on beaches throughout the state on Memorial Day weekend and flouted public health guidelines by not wearing masks or maintaining their distance.
As a result, the state partnered with local law enforcement agencies for the Fourth of July weekend to enforce public health guidance while local governments restricted public beach access.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has not yet indicated whether he will take similar measures for Labor Day weekend.
City managers in Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Sand City, Capitola and Santa Cruz have already indicated they will close local beaches during the holiday weekend from Sept. 5-7 to prevent the virus’ spread.
“We’ve learned and continue to learn that any activities or actions that increase mixing among people who haven’t been together in quite some time creates a transmission risk,” Ghaly said.
isn’t king newsom going to tell us what to do? maybe aunt nancy can tell him what to say.
#RecallGavin2020
Cool, now do the protests, you gutless bureaucratic hack.
I’ll do what I damn well feel like for Labor day, which is probably going to be working as an “essential worker,” selling food to others so they can enjoy the last BBQ holiday of the summer. It’s their lives, they can weight the risks, the information is out there, and they can act accordingly.
Or they can go burn down some businesses, whatever.
Oh yes! It’s always the holidays fault for the uptick in cases but NEVER the protests!!
Meanwhile in Brazil and non-cucked countries they’re pretty much done with the virus which is why you don’t hear about them on the news anymore..and they didn’t lock down. This virus is no different than any in human history. It works it’s way thru the population then it’s done. Keeping separation slows the spread and slows herd immunity which is what the commies want.
It’s no surprise they focus on case count instead of death count. After every democrat and communist (but I repeat myself) tactic failed they turned to a highly contagious yet not very deadly virus that can show up in lots of tests to push their communist take over. If you still think this virus happening during an election year is a coincidence..you’re just silly.
Don’t @ me commies.
Exactly.
And in the last paragraph, you’ll notice they admit that the mixing of people who have been apart for “quite some time creates a transmission risk.”
Of course it was their policies that kept people apart.
Treasonous rats.
Speaking of Brazil … did everyone read that when the president recovered from covid he thanked God and hydroxychloroquine
But it doesn’t fit the narrative of our media and county so …
Glad Newsom’s Winery will be back in business for Labor Day :/
Right. American Democrats invented a virus that killed 35,000 Italians, forcing that government to take extreme measures to protect its citizens.
Republican foolishness would be laughable if it wasn’t forcing us all to extend Shelter in Place because they don’t care about their own lives or the lives of their friends and families.
@Chuq
Ok. So let’s follow your rules. We close the country shut down everything. Hide in our houses and when exactly will it be safe? Can we come back out after there’s a vaccine? Nope. Why? Because over 40% said they won’t take a vaccine. So you see. We’re stuck in perpetual lockdown because there is no answer. There is no cure for a virus. A virus cannot be contained.
Remember. This whole pandemic started because 1 person in China caught it and now it’s world wide so by that thought process, so long as anyone has covid the world is not safe.
So I ask. When exactly is it safe to come out? In your opinion of course. Since it is your opinion that “Republican foolishness” is causing the spread.
I guess we can’t go to Newsom’s winery in Napa. That’s a shame.
@ Chuq
I did not state that covid is made up? I know five people that have had it and recovered. You are lacking in comprehension a little , sorry
That was a response to L0L who accused Democrats of blowing the plague out of proportion. Read it again. Slowly.
We should all go to Brazil for the Labor Day Weekend!!! and maybe stay…