We're not shutting everything down like we did before but we are going to see a more concerted effort from the top down to mitigate with whatever measures can be done to draw out this virus at a reduced level so as to not overwhelm the healthcare system again.
Why are you singling out DC? It doesn't matter where you voted in person, If you didn't wear a mask while waiting, or inside the facility, you placed yourself and other at risk. People are becoming sloppy with masks and hygiene and we're reaping the actions from it. A sharp rise in all metrics on the virus. We knew this was going to happen as we had to test the waters to see what would occur as we opened back up. The virus is still as transmissible and deadly as it was when it was first introduced to the Country. My initial stance stands of what we need to do until we have a vaccine.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/10/22/trumps-campaign-made-stops-nationwide-then-coronavirus-cases-surged/3679534001/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/maine-wedding-superspreader-event
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54487154
Here's just a few. All events where majority of people were NOT wearing masks.
People that are getting infected the most are NOT wearings masks. They're contracting the virus as social gatherings, schools, restaurants, bars, etc. Wearing a mask reduces exposure and possibility of becoming infected.
Stock Market is a joke. Little more then 1/2 of Americans have a vested interest in it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2020/08/31/most-americans-dont-have-a-real-stake-in-the-stock-market/?sh=5764560e1154
Count me as one of them. My employer bailed on 401K in 2008 crash.
At this point all we can do is take all the necessary precautions to minimize/mitigate our exposure by following the basic protocols. Pandora's box has been opened once we opened up the Country again. We're in a transitional time until a vaccine becomes available that will reduce risk more but not eliminate it. I fell this will become another "seasonal" virus, bit one that occurs year round. Maybe over the long haul, we are able to build up a herd immunity, but I feel that's a long ways off.
79F. Gonna blow the daily high record out of the water, which was only 68F. Looks like this will be November record high as well. Previous record was yesterday and the day before that at 76F.
I tried to watch that for a bit over the last several days, and it was like watching Martian TV. They're living in a completely different realm that all the other major networks.