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32. We're all Masked, Gloved, Sanitized, SafeDistancing on Kauai.. this is how we're Doing..

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 11:23 PM

Apr 2020

Kauai hasn’t seen a new COVID-19 diagnosis in 15 days. Now, they’re reporting no active cases

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - For 15 days, Kauai hasn’t seen a single new case of coronavirus. And on Tuesday, a new milestone: the island’s last COVID-19 patient in isolation was allowed to leave the hospital.

That means there are no known active cases on Kauai.

The decline in the threat has many wondering: What now?

Gov. David Ige has extended his stay-at-home order for the state through May 31 — and mandated that county mayors go through him for approval before instituting any changes to the restrictions.

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami hasn’t yet indicated how he’d like the island to reopen. But he instituted strict emergency orders early on, including a nighttime curfew, and bristled at the suggestion that Kauai act as a test case for the reboot of the tourism industry.

“As always, we must proceed with cautious optimism,” Kawakami said, in a Facebook update Tuesday.

“There is no doubt that we will see more cases of COVID-19 on Kauai at some point.”

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/04/28/kauai-hasnt-seen-new-covid-diagnosis-days-now-theyre-reporting-no-active-cases/

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Went to the grocery store today and there are still a few people walking around... [View all] brush Apr 2020 OP

they won't let you in a store by me unless you have a mask on nini Apr 2020 #1

Today, Mike De Wine said Ohiogal Apr 2020 #4

Very disappointed. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #28

No.. it's Safety First, DeWine.. how damn hard is it to Cha Apr 2020 #30

We went in a major sporting goods store the other day. Not one other customer was masked up. Baked Potato Apr 2020 #6

Same here. And the employees are wearing masks too. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #8

Same here in Los Angeles nini Apr 2020 #29

Of the few stores I've gone to, there's plastic separating you from the check out clerk Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #35

Same here in RI. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #31

Starting Tomorrow in Illinois... ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #44

It has been my observation Ohiogal Apr 2020 #2

I have noticed the same. DURHAM D Apr 2020 #16

Yup. Ohiogal Apr 2020 #20

Did weekly shopping today and saw same thing approx 40% not wearing mask FloridaBlues Apr 2020 #3

Scariest thing I saw.. luvs2sing Apr 2020 #5

I've seen these folks also, sometimes I wonder if they really want to have one and cannot afford one secondwind Apr 2020 #7

They are hard to come by, a lot of people resort to making their own. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #10

Can't get into a store without a mask and most stores Golden Raisin Apr 2020 #9

Be safe, pls. I left there 12 years ago but still miss NYC. brush Apr 2020 #12

See very few here Kilgore Apr 2020 #11

I'm in Central Florida. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #13

My folks live in The Villages EarthFirst Apr 2020 #17

I predict the Villages will turn into Florida's first hot spot. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #19

The Villages heavily lean Republican. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #33

Yep, the virus can remain suspended for several minutes from people just breathing. brush Apr 2020 #18

Because masks that are imperfectly sealed to your face will result in drawing air in from the edges Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #21

Also leaking it out at the same rate though, right? brush Apr 2020 #24

Possibly. But it will hit the mask before it leaks out. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #26

And it's worth pointing out that droplet size matters. Igel Apr 2020 #36

That's how it is here in South Carolina, too. GoCubsGo Apr 2020 #23

Same in Denver. JDC Apr 2020 #14

I noticed today that the guys without masks were mostly there for cases of beer! Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #15

At the grocery store, it was mostly men that did not wear masks. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #22

Fear not. Igel Apr 2020 #37

I have not been out since I went to the field hospital where I had to wear a mask obviously Meowmee Apr 2020 #25

I went to two supermarkets today customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #27

We're all Masked, Gloved, Sanitized, SafeDistancing on Kauai.. this is how we're Doing.. Cha Apr 2020 #32

That's excellent! Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #34

It's amazing me, Totally Tunsie! Cha Apr 2020 #38

That'll do it. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #40

If so, Kauai's open for business. Igel Apr 2020 #39

Last week in Publix in Clermont Florida I saw something that encapsulates the Fox nation. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #41

Maybe they don't have masks availabel to them PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #42

You really are neing needleddly judgmental obamanut2012 Apr 2020 #43

Please. Ever heard of ordering online delivery, or for curbside pick-up? Or a thing called scarves.. brush Apr 2020 #45