Birx warns of disturbing rise of coronavirus cases in 12 cities

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Birx warns of disturbing rise of coronavirus cases in 12 cities
By Zack Budryk - 07/23/20 03:37 PM EDT

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx said in a private meeting with local and state health officials that the task force is tracking increases in the virus in 12 U.S. cities.

"There are cities that are lagging behind and we have new increases in Miami, New Orleans, Las Vegas, San Jose, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Baltimore, so we're tracking this very closely,” Birx said in the audio, first obtained by the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity. “We're working with the state officials to make sure we're responding together, but when you first see that increased test positivity, that is when to start the mitigation efforts.

"I know it may look small, and you may say that only went from 5 to 5.5 [percent], and we're going to wait and see what happens," she added. "If you wait another three to four, even five, days, you'll start to see a dramatic increase in cases. So finding and tracing those very early individuals is really critical."


Local officials in cities with rising rates of test positivity, Birx said in the Wednesday call, should practice aggressive mitigation.

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/508749-birx-warns-of-disturbing-rise-of-coronavirus-in-22-cities

[Right_in_Virginia]

Birx was much more positive than is being reported in this article.

Shocking, I know. 

[Smokin Joe]

What? No Portland? Haven't heard much about Seattle, either....

[rustynail]

How long Lord, how long?

[Applewood]

Local officials in cities with rising rates of test positivity, Birx said in the Wednesday call, should practice aggressive mitigation.

Well, Doctor, in this region, "aggressive mitigation" now includes the secret police, a/k/a Allegheny County’s COVID-19 field response team:

https://www.wtae.com/article/morning-update-allegheny-countys-covid-19-field-response-team-launches-today/33401184

The 10-person team will begin with bars and restaurants with active complaints.

If a business isn’t following safety measures, the team will notify the Allegheny County Health Department.

If a health inspector finds violations during an inspection, the business faces the possibility of shutting down.

If anyone doesn't believe Democrats are now communists, they are only fooling themselves.

[jmyrlefuller]

How long Lord, how long?

Read 2 Peter. It's going to be a few billion years.

[Jazzhead]

Well, Doctor, in this region, "aggressive mitigation" now includes the secret police, a/k/a Allegheny County’s COVID-19 field response team:

https://www.wtae.com/article/morning-update-allegheny-countys-covid-19-field-response-team-launches-today/33401184

If anyone doesn't believe Democrats are now communists, they are only fooling themselves.

Well, it's better to crack down on violators rather than be lazy and just lockdown restaurants and bars entirely,  thereby driving the good guys out of business.   We are killing ants with atom bombs, and the fallout is 30 million unemployed. 

It is always easier to prohibit behavior than to allow it and police for bad guys.   We are all suffering because of the idiots in our midst - both the idiots in government and the idiots among us who won't wear masks and don't give a rat's ass about the community.