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VOL. 24,NO. 22
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF REOPENING AMERICA
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n the rush to open up the country from COVID-19 locktmiller@beaconmedianews.com downs, counties, states and the federal government are at loggerheads as to who can do what, when, where and how. If this past Memorial Day weekend is any gauge, the art of social distancing is history. Thousands flouted the health and safety mandates — congregated at pool parties and beaches all over the country and the careless left tons of garbage on the otherwise pristine beaches. Locally, Eaton Canyon was closed after hikers disregarded
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This sign on a local merchant’s front porch in old town Monrovia says it all – Photo by Terry Miller
most mandates over social distancing and wearing face masks. Eaton Canyon will remain closed until May 31. Public health experts have been warning for weeks that the rush to open could have dire consequences. Most states have partially reopened after seven weeks of pandemic restrictions. But this is where the confusion begins. Last week, Caitlin Rivers, a leading scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security told a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee that none of the states meet all the criteria needed to start reopening. According to an NPR report last week, Rivers told the
subcommittee. "We risk complacency in accepting the preventable deaths of 2,000 Americans each day. We risk complacency in accepting that our health care workers do not have what they need to do their jobs safely. And we risk complacency in recognizing that without continued vigilance, we will again create the conditions that led to us being the worst-affected country in the world." Economic pressure seems to have thwarted health experts’ educated and well-researched advice. SEE REOPENING AMERICA PAGE 2