Redneksioux

LM has roughly 900 employees. They tested about 425 employees or contacts of employees last week. I believe there is plans to test more this week based on last week's results, but haven't heard much chatter on this since. I doubt we'll be getting any percentage stats shared of family members affected. The stats are already quite confusing as the some of the positives ended up as MN residents and some of the positives were from community spread from LM employees.

Agreed. But we operate off facts not fear:) We know there was an outbreak at LM. Why fear that it spread within the employee households?

It is the case. But Law Enforcement is saying they don't have the resources to enforce. They are also claiming HIPAA laws prevent them from verifying/identifying/enforcing.

I don’t know where you live but that’s not the current statement in North Dakota.

I'm sorry that the statement "if you are sick stay home" infringes on your rights, but it's the right thing to do.

Eventually people will realize. Yeah you got a virus? No you do not have the right to share it with others.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/5382580-Protesters-demand-Burgum-reopens-business-at-North-Dakota-Capitol Protestors demand Burgum re-opens ND businesses Would the 150 people seen gathering at the capitol, many standing shoulder to shoulder and shaking hands, be considered idiots as well?

so in the near future 40-80% of our population will not be able to purchase a new life insurance policy?

For North Dakota? I'm pretty sure Burgum is going to follow the president's recommendation and make the first step after we've proven we are on the downturn for 14 days. Remember though, ND and Grand Forks is still almost fully open.

Well we could start with the president's recommendation of proving we are on the downturn for 14 days? Sorry but I have no clue when this will be as we've pretty much allowed this virus to spread like a wildfire up here. Yeah I know the arguments, it's just a cough, it's no worse than the flu, it only affects old people with underlying conditions, yada, yada. Just please don't be a tough guy in public. Don't be a social butterfly. And please wear a mask to prevent others from catching what you might have.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/5023484-Plain-Talk-The-governor-if-he-opens-up-is-not-going-to-kill-people This guy says the governor isn't going to kill people if he opens the state back up. It should be up to the business "when they feel they can protect their employees and customers" I wonder how well LM felt they were protecting their employees.

So who is the bigger idiot? The one who stays home to protect themselves and their loved ones from catching the virus, which also slows the spread to the community OR The one who goes into public with and refuses to wear a facemask to protect others

Dang that’s a good price for gas. We are paying 1.73 in ND.

Come on now. He saved billions of lives! https://apple.news/Afn1XZIZtSwKQHbgLS91iCw

If covid19 is such a minor blip when you look at the big picture, how can you explain the worldwide shortage on ppe and certain meds?

Hey shh nothing to see here. With 900 employees we will eventually hear some stories.

Can anyone that worked there provide some insight as to what protective measures were or were not in place? What was done right and what was done wrong?

I never said they had to be shut down. A little oversight to stop these outbreaks from happening would be nice though. But I guess they need to operate at either full capacity or not at all eh? Once again, how essential is it when it fully comes to a halt?

If it’s not preventable then why test? Why close the business down?

All LM Wind employees to quarantine for two weeks. It sounds like 110 tested positive and there's about 50 test left to process. I'm curious what the plan is to prevent this from continuing to happen at these essential businesses.

This is no longer just a big city problem. Grand forks county has an infection rate per capita three times that of Hennepin county. And this could get much worse over the next several days.

How have religious liberties been infringed upon? And your right to assemble will return when our leaders can figure out how to safely do it. Many other countries have figured out how to do this so I hope eventually we can figure it out too.

Can’t you still do all of that minus going to the park?

https://apple.news/A2pcWeeA0RBK6Aaq93FVdlg More on the smithfield debacle. Noem knew about the outbreak for a month and instead of acting she went on Fox News bragging about how well South Dakota was handling the pandemic. Even after she ordered them to close they were allowed to stay open and the company offered bonuses for employees to show up.

Masks will be a huge part of this moving forward. Other countries had adopted mask wearing with past viruses and the purpose is to protect others from what you might have. If everyone wears a mask in public, the sharing of respiratory viruses from person to person goes down. I believe some places have enforced mask wearing in public by law and others it’s a common courtesy, and if you are seen in public with no mask you are shunned. The problem is we live in the United States where the president has come out and said he will NOT wear one. I’ve heard the kookoos on Knox come out and say this is a free country and they will not be forced to wear a mask in public. Heck those guys have come out and said they will refuse the vaccine. Has anyone been to Hugo’s lately? General consensus of mask wearers is at maybe 20%? I agree with those of you that want to open things up, I’d like that too. But we’ve got a long way to go in order to do that safely.