Alabama governor issues statewide mask order

[Zorro]

Source: The Hill

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced a mandatory statewide mask order Wednesday, citing a 50 percent increase in new COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks.

“Despite all our best efforts, we’re seeing increases in cases every day still occurring and we’re almost to the point where hospital ICUs are overwhelmed,” Ivey said at a press conference.

Alabama reported 2,141 new cases overnight, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to more than 58,000.
Ivey, who was reluctant to issue a mask order earlier in the pandemic, said she believes it will be hard to enforce the order.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/507466-alabama-governor-issues-statewide-mask-order

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Whuuuuutttt? Alabama is going all New Yawk City now?

Whar Florida?

[Sherman A1]

1. Wow

Alabama?

[Zorro]

4. Pointy hoods count

Might be seeing more of them.

[idziak4ever1234]

2. What a twit. Guees whay Kay... This wasn't a hoax.

[groundloop]

5. Gov. Ivey has actually been doing a better job on the pandemic than most other GOPer governors

Granted, she still leaves a lot to be desired, but compared to Georgia or Florida she is far better.

[Javaman]

3. Oh no, the deep state alien baby eating traffickers have gotten to him!

[groundloop]

7. HER..... Gov. Kay Ivey is a 'her'

[Javaman]

8. That's deep state talk there...(gives stink eye)

LOL Okay...her

[orwell]

6. "Despite our best efforts"...

...what "best efforts" you TrumpHumper?

You basically drank the DonConKoolAid and now you discover that those "sciency guys" might be on to something.

Planet of the Morons... (because apes are smarter.)

[Traildogbob]

9. Well then,

Tuberville and his “trump sending” God gonna oppose the hell out of this. Get your video cameras ready. Gonna be some “displays” of FreeDumb. And lots of Guns with all the outrage. MAGA!

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Now, when it's almost too late, she does something.

The # of cases have tripled since she opened the state on Memorial Day, and it wasn't that closed,
just a stay at home order. Nothing about mask requirements.

She totally ignored medico's warnings, back then, and again these past 3 weeks of daily increased cases/deaths.

[Steelrolled]

17. Far from too late.

It's late, but better late than never (and lots of states don't have such an order, although in some cases there are questions of authority).

[stillcool]

11. kind of sad...I just don't care.

The mask order takes effect Thursday at 5 p.m. and expires July 31.
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However, Ivey indicated she will not yet roll back some of the state’s reopening efforts. Gyms, salons, restaurants, bars, beaches, bowling alleys, casinos, arcades, theaters and retail stores have all been allowed to open at reduced capacity.

“Clearly there are some other more restrictive actions we could take such as closing things back down but I don’t want to go there unless there are absolutely no other options available,” she said.

[gibraltar72]

12. Isn't she the one who said were not China?

[hatrack]

20. No, that was Mississippi, where 40+ legislators tested positive.

Not getting any smarter out there . . .

[Yavin4]

13. Announced on the day AFTER they just had an election where people voted without masks

Genius.

[Crowman2009]

18. Well it depends on the location.

The precinct I voted at in Montgomery, AL for a Dem. primary run-off for a state board of education seat not only required masks but offered gloves for using the pens. But I'm pretty sure the really red counties didn't have any mask requirements.

[bamagal62]

14. "Well, I do declare...

It wasn’t hoax after all.”

[BumRushDaShow]

15. And to think that PA has 2.5 times the population of Alabama

and we had a max for a few days just under 2000/day back at our peak around mid-April. Rough back-of-the-envelope would have us with over 5000/day if we had reached the rate they are seeing. As it is, we are starting to see some increases here again and are trying to nip it in the bud against the backdrop of a bunch of anti-maskers and clueless young people who apparently can't put Instagram down long enough to put a mask on and keep it on.

[Steelrolled]

16. Great news - others need to follow.

While it is hard to enforce in many cases, it provides support for responsible businesses.

[paleotn]

19. Unbelievable....

The rubber is meeting the road of reality. I guess a lot of people have to die before the jackasses get it. But get it they are.

[howardmappel]

21. I guess Alabama is California now.

[Xolodno]

22. When Darwin smacks you in the face, you may still have your doubts.

When Jesus smacks you on the other cheek, well, your out of options.