Shelby County health officer orders new crackdown for non-essential businesses not following Safer-a

[SheltieLover]

[link:https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/shelby-county-health-officer-orders-new-crackdown-for-non-essential-businesses-not-following-safer-at-home-rules/522-46325d21-5167-4f8e-bd2b-fcaba4204fd0|

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Friday, Mayor Jim Strickland urged anyone who leaves their house to wear a face mask in public. The announcement came as a Shelby County health officer issued a new order to shut down any non-essential businesses found in violation of the Safer-at-Home orders - calling it a life or death situation.

The new crackdown takes effect at midnight

More at link. Nashville also saying to wear a mask. Too bad our pResident sold them all to foreign countries, hu? 🤬

[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. I wonder if it will be like Ohio?

There are all kinds of businesses finding “loopholes” in the “essential” definition here.

My former employer (I quit for my own safety) is still in operation, arguing that the STICKERS they help manufacture are sometimes used for food and medical labels.

It was full of Trump supporters who did stuff like cough in my face after I warned them the Coronavirus was not a hoax. (Such nice people! And I was forced to interact with all of them to collect samples for testing in the QC lab.)

Not to mention other safety concerns, like a recent explosion of a solvent-glue coater because the LEL (lower explosive limit) monitor had been bypassed for years. Management issued threats that people perpetuating that lie (it was the truth) would be terminated. (Meanwhile, maintenance finally replaced the LEL monitor.) It’s a miracle that nobody was hurt. If the guy working in the coating room hadn’t walked out seconds earlier, he probably would’ve been burnt to death because that room was completely engulfed in flames after the explosion. Steel access doors to the large oven (used to evaporate the solvents from the glue) were also ejected, but thankfully didn’t hit anyone.