As coronavirus cases surge in states throughout the nation, some communities hoping to enact steps to mitigate the virus’ spread are striking significant roadblocks.
In California, which on Friday broke another record for the variety of cases in a single day, Gov. Gavin Newsom mandated that masks be worn inside public areas and in scenarios where remaining six feet apart from others is not possible. At least 5 sheriff’s departments in the state say they will not implement the order, in some cases pointing out the small nature of the offense or a lack of resources.
That includes sheriff’s departments in Orange, Sacramento, Tulare, Fresno and Calaveras counties.
” It is each person’s responsibility to wear a face covering, and follow other recommended safeguards, in order to stop the spread of COVID-19; it is not police’s responsibility to enforce it,” O.C. Sheriff Don Barnes stated previously today.
The governor of Nebraska likewise pushed back against efforts to make masks mandatory.
Gov. Pete Ricketts stated he will keep federal coronavirus relief funds from counties that require individuals to wear face masks in federal government buildings, according to a state assistance file acquired by CNN on Friday.
Health specialists are encouraging face coverings to reduce the pandemic’s effect. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia now require using face coverings in public.
But while the guidance to curb spread– which also consists of social distancing and restricting big events– has remained consistent, magnifying anti-science sentiments have actually led people to ignore public health standards, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CBS Radio Friday.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases called the trend “troubling” and “frustrating.”
Cases continue to climb, particularly in Florida, which experts say could become the next coronavirus epicenter On Saturday, the state reported 4,049 new cases– the most reported in a single day– bringing the state’s overall to 93,797
Seven other states are reporting their highest seven-day averages of brand-new coronavirus cases daily because the crisis began, including Arizona, California, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
Globally, Thursday saw the most coronavirus cases reported to the World Health Organization in one day considering that the break out started, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a Friday instruction.
The current trends
According to information from Johns Hopkins University:
– These 24 states are seeing upward trends in newly reported cases from one week to the next: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
– Seven states are seeing stable numbers of newly reported cases: Alaska, A