Lockdown (Statewide)

This afternoon our governor locked down our entire state, effective at midnight tonight. All nonessential businesses must close. This is good, as it was being done county by county before. However, the governor says he's not going to "go after" business that remain open, like childcare centers or places of entertainment. There is apparently a racetrack somewhere in the middle of the state that held races this past weekend and says they won't be cancelling events. So if they aren't going to get in any trouble for that ... I hope their patrons are responsible enough to distance themselves. (Since I don't have high hopes for that, I hope everyone else is responsible enough to distance themselves from race fans.)

The governor also said he doesn't want to implement a curfew as some other states have, because he would actually like people to stay home 24 hours a day.

One thing that was missing from his declaration was provisions like I mentioned earlier from a neighboring state, allowing for protections for people who can't work during this time. I watched his press conference via live stream, and there were many comments from angry people understandably concerned about their income during this time.

I'd like to find someplace that is aggregating all these declarations and policies state by state, so we can compare. I mean, what I'd really like is for this to be taken care of nationally, instead of piecemeal by municipalities, counties, and states, but...

My office sends out weekly e-mails about all the activities happening at our site. Usually it's things like speakers, opportunities to volunteer, construction updates, blood drives, and other things related to our business. This week, the articles include how to report a COVID-19 diagnosis, services on site that are closing, how to set up your home workspace and work remotely, and tips on managing stress 😕