Subj : Re: Quarantine projects
To   : VK3JED
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Apr 20 2020 15:27:00

>Hmm, OK.  Still, the US seems to be taking it more casually for the number of
>cases compared to here.

That is because, in the US, those decisions are mostly being made at the
state and local levels.  Some states closed in-person dining a lot sooner
than others (some may not have closed it at all), as an example.  Some
states have closed schools and most business but have not asked their citizens
to shelter in place/lockdown... since most business are closed, there are not
many places to go.  Our state has done that, and has also asked that we
not gather in groups.  Enforcement on that last bit depends on where you
are... the big cities are policing this more than the smaller ones.

We are allowed to be out in public just as long as we are distancing and
are not gathering in groups.  They have had to crack down on a church or
two for holding in-person services and other large-group gatherings.

Only things like the International travel bans, and some other things that
involve interstate travel and trade, are being made at the National level.
Otherwise, the restrictions vary depending on what state you are in... in
some cases, significantly.

Last I heard, the US as a whole is a little more casual than Canada, but a
quite a bit *less* casual than Mexico, Brazil, or Sweden, where they have
apparently closed nothing.


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