No one wants more shutdowns, but Covid-19 keeps raging. Some states and cities have enacted new rules

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No one wants more shutdowns, but Covid-19 keeps raging. Some states and cities have enacted new rules

Fri, 2020-11-06 11:32 — mike kraft

No one wants more shutdowns, but Covid-19 keeps raging. So some states have enacted these new rules Doctors say this will be the worst Covid-19 surge yet. But no one wants more shutdowns. So here's what some governors and mayors are doing to try to get a grip on this pandemic. Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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A growing number of cities and at least 33 states require masks to be worn inside public places or under specific circumstances.

Michigan is one of many states grappling with an onslaught of new Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths. So last week, the state ordered residents to wear masks in any gathering of two or more people at places such as stores, offices and schools, the state's health department said. ...

Health experts say wearing a mask around those who don't live in your household is one of the cheapest and easiest ways of helping drive this pandemic to the ground....

Some cities and counties are now under nightly curfews, including Miami-Dade County; El Paso County, Texas; and Pueblo, Colorado, which have all seen rampant spikes in new Covid-19 infections. ...

In Florida, anyone in Miami-Dade County must wear a mask in public when social distancing is not possible or when there is no physical barrier present, according to an order from County Mayor Carlos Giménez of Miami-Dade said the mask mandate is good for business, too.

The order said "widespread, consistent usage of masks and other facial coverings will help the County to avoid future business closures, provide confidence to business customers and tourists, and help limit economic harm to the community." ...

What makes this virus notoriously hard to control is how easily it spreads when people don't feel sick. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 40% of infections are asymptomatic, and 50% of transmissions happen before symptoms begin.

So states are clamping down on crowd sizes, both indoors and outdoors....

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