Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions

[brooklynite]

Source: AP News

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state’s social-distancing restrictions on Monday even as the number of new coronavirus cases has trended upward over the last few months.

The new rules will still limit the size of large indoor gatherings, such as concerts, meeting halls and theaters, but will drop all other state-imposed mandates in favor of voluntary guidelines, as other conservative states have done.

“We are loosening the restrictions further on Sept. 14,” Ricketts said at a news conference.

State officials said they made the decision based on the availability of hospital beds and ventilators, in keeping with the Republican governor’s goal of not overwhelming medical facilities.


Read more: https://apnews.com/e280640ba95931e6020e21a974b11396

[FarPoint]

1. The clock starts now....

I seriously doubt they will wait for Monday...So, October the spike will be known.

[liberal N proud]

2. It's like they are just saying oh well

[Delphinus]

21. Sadly true.

I agree with you.

[NickB79]

3. You know that IHME projection of 400,000 dead by January?

It predicated it's estimate by saying that's how many are expected to die even with full mask coverage and social distancing.

It's worst-case scenario envisioned 600,000+ dead, if states LIFTED SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS!

We're too stupid as a nation to survive this shit.

[ProfessorGAC]

26. Take A 2nd Look At The Graph

Here's the IHME graph.
The full mask mandate line reads 284,000. This is your full mask coverage (universal mandate).
The line involving current situation is 405,000. No decrease in restrictions but no national mask mandate.
Easing of mandates is 595,000, which is what you said.
But, full mask & social distancing mandates is not 400k.
Not to suggest 284,000 is a good thing.
Basically, it's saying it WON'T be 284,000 because there isn't going to be a universal mask mandate.
The graph is interactive, so you touch one of the trend lines at the right edge, the 3 scenarios with numbers pop up.

https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america?view=total-deaths&tab=trend

[dweller]

4. wtf is wrong with people ?

it's like just roll over and die ...

✌🏼

[NurseJackie]

5. He's trying to boost profits for the funeral home industry...

... and Grave Diggers.

[BamaRefugee]

6. Kill em all! Sort em out later!

[OneBro]

7. Makes total sense . . . if your goal is to kill your constituents.

[NurseJackie]

8. Agreed... he wants to keep killing them at a rate that the hospitals and funeral homes can handle.

[Javaman]

9. for the last 6 months I have been saying to my GF...

we will never get over the virus as long as this kind of shit continues.

[CaptYossarian]

10. American exceptionalism at work.

Italy never thought of this. We have the element of surprise in fighting the virus.

It'll never see us coming.

[hibbing]

11. This from the guy declining federal food aid

Nebraska is only state not continuing emergency supplemental food assistance during pandemic.
Of course our Horatio Alger story of our governor is amazing so I can see why he would decline the aid, because since he pulled himself up by his bootstraps everyone else can.......oh wait, he inherited all his wealth. He's another one of these douchewaffles like W that struts around like they are accomplished men.


https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nebraska-is-only-state-not-continuing-emergency-supplemental-food-assistance-during-pandemic/article_fa3dea43-ab31-59c2-a9b7-91fd181f92c7.html



Peace

[IrishEyes]

12. Nebraska has over 8,300 active cases right now.

That will definitely go up. That is crazy.

[Delphinus]

22. What do you mean active cases?

Are you taking total cases and subtracting the recovered?

[ProfessorGAC]

28. That's How Worldometer Lists It

Nebraska shows 37,373 total cases & 28,513 recovered, 8,430 active.
Cases minus recovered is 8,860. That's 430 more than the active cases.
The column farther left reads 430 dead.
So, that is how they are tabulating.
Total cases - Recovered - Deaths = Active

https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america?view=total-deaths&tab=trend

[Delphinus]

34. Thank you.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. These people are suicidal.

All you can do is just stay away from them.

[NYC Liberal]

14. What could go wrong?

[Thunderbeast]

15. Magical Thinking

Nobody will be inconvenienced to protect the health of the community.

They just don't care.

We are a nation of entitled soft imbeciles.

[DBoon]

17. If we had this sort of "leadership" in 1941

I'd be living in a Japanese colony right now

[Kenny955]

18. This is what they want

Maybe they'll think twice about voting for the death cult next time. Compassionate conservatism at its best.

[brush]

19. WTF? We will never get rid of this virus with these idiots in charge.

[progree]

20. 17th highest state in daily new cases per capita, 7 day moving average

Last edited Thu Sep 10, 2020, 08:05 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

Scroll down to the "Cases and deaths by state and county" table.
Sort it by the "per 100,000" column that follows the "cases in last 7 days" column

Nebraska is the 17th highest state on this list

========================================================

As for the trend:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/nebraska-coronavirus-cases.html

It peaked in early May and then went down and then back upward so that in early August it was back to about 68% of the early May peak level, and then it kind of plateaued -- since early August it slowly went down, then went up to a higher level than early August, then down below that, and a little bit of a move up again. Click to see the graph - no paywall for Covid articles

Like its time for a downward push again, not the opposite

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Positivity Rate Is Still Rising Too

A steady upward trend since mid July. Fell off a bit the last few days, but still higher than a month ago.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/individual-states/nebraska

[progree]

33. Thanks for that - I didn't know about this particular feature of JHU /nt

[TeamPooka]

23. Nebraska, you will be missed.

[Arthur_Frain]

24. It's the old joke. What does the "N" stand for on the Cornhusker helmet?

Knowledge.

[dalton99a]

31. +1

[Grokenstein]

25. The "Just Let It Wash Over You" State.

...Oh wait, they're hardly the only one to which that would apply.

[FakeNoose]

27. Oh great - Nebraska wants to be the next South Dakota

Why not have a state fair and a national motorcycle rally while you're at it?

[paleotn]

29. Just in time for....

the start of respiratory disease season! Wonderful timing, you fucking idiot.

[Proximate Centurion]

32. "We Want In on This Death Thing, Too!"

[SunSeeker]

35. IDIOTS