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In reply to the discussion: Gov. Abbott: Bars must close at noon today, restaurants to reduce to 50%, outdoor gatherings limited [View all]Lonestarblue
(9,998 posts)Mayor Adler was proactive early on, cancelling big events like SXSW and closing city parks and facilities. The mayor would not have allowed businesses to reopen early, but Abbott overruled him and other city mayors who were trying to do the right thing. Now we see the results.
HEB (for non-Texans, one of our major grocery chains) has started mandating masks again, but when I went for groceries this morning, a woman wearing a mask had two children with no masks. I know that studies have shown that children are not as easily infected, but they can still give the virus to others if theyre infectedand theyre less likely to cover their mouths if they sneeze. When I see this I just turn and go down another aisle, but this sure is getting old.
By the way, Paul Krugman has a good piece in the NYT today about how it is Republicans who are extending the virus.