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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorth Carolina faces calls to continue reopening even as Covid-19 cases surge
Major the photogenic life-sized bronze bull statue that presides over a square near the center of downtown Durham, North Carolina hasnt had much company in recent weeks.
With the number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state all trending upwards, many businesses up and down Main Street remain closed, while others operate in a limited capacity. Some storefronts have been boarded up following recent Black Lives Matter protests, with the plywood covered in graffiti art. People were crying before the teargas, one read.
Outside Pour Taproom on Thursday evening, several groups sat sipping drinks at red metal tables spaced strategically apart. The pour-it-yourself taproom reopened last week, and since has seen a solid, if unspectacular, stream of patrons. Anjelika Vasquez, the Taprooms manager, said many had felt cooped up in the house.
Its such a weird period, she said. But people want to drink.
Under North Carolinas current set of rules, restaurants, breweries, retail stores and salons are allowed to open at 50% capacity. Gyms and bars are closed, with wiggle room for pubs that serve food. Gatherings are limited to 10 people indoors and 25 outdoors.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/travesty-north-carolina-grapples-reopening-080025434.html
brush
(53,971 posts)seen any of the reports of spiking numbers all over the country. They're just extending the time the virus will devastate the nation. They seem determined to kill people.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Cooper has done a good job, and he has postponed phase 3 for three more weeks. Masks are mandatory now.
I'm not going out, and most people I see when I go to the store are wearing masks.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)say we are gonna do what we want. Then Karma takes over, to our benefit
OrlandoDem2
(2,072 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)Reminds of the Meme where a couple out on a first date and a the gal says she doesn't believe in vaccinations for her kids and the guy says "I hate kids too!"""
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)The town won't be an anti-mask hot-spot: it likes to bill itself as "City of Medicine" because of Duke University Hospital and a VA facility
Durham's current emergency rules are more stringent than the state rules