Redneksioux

The owners of the plant and the governor of South Dakota blatantly failed to protect the workers at this plant as well as the safety of South Dakota residents. It didn’t need to shut down due to the Coronavirus but I’m sure there’s a number of measures that could have been taken to prevent 600 plus from being infected. Yet they continued to work shoulder to shoulder, thousands sharing the same break rooms and restrooms, and were urged to come to work while ill. If this is is too difficult for you to comprehend maybe you’d be a good candidate to work for Smithfield when they ramp production back up.

Oh yes I understand everything is essential, unfortunately more essential than human life. I just realized I have some Smithfield bacon in the freezer packed in March. Do you want it?

Thanks I missed you guys! It is a mess but it was a mess that was allowed to happen. How essential of a business is it now that they are shut down?

South Dakota now houses one of the nation's largest coronavirus hot spots The CDC recommended no gatherings of 10 plus people. The SD governor touted "we are not NY" and wanted to leave the decision to the people. Now South Dakota is home to one of the largest coronavirus clusters in the United States.

Simply replying. Would you prefer I resort to a personal attack? My mind may not be complex enough for that. Have fun fun with your right wing circle jerk between 6 members im out:)

How was i not on topic? The cdc is recommending the use of face masks in public to protect others from what you might have. Very few face masks being used out in public in North Dakota and we are still mostly open for business and cramming ourselves into shooing centers like sardines. Also so there’s a big difference between controlling diabetes and the spread of an airborne virus.

You think it’s just going away after the peaks and shelter in place orders are lifted? i can be blunt too and will make sure my family and friends will be staying out of the lane of your medical practice which obviously chooses extreme right wing stances over life. Fauci was just on national tv this morning saying states that remain open are putting their people at risk. Obviously you disagree with him, but eventually Burgum will fall in line and realize this as well.

Overwhelming our hospital systems causing thousands of extra Americans to die is also not sustainable from a society standpoint. Hopefully that vaccine is still going to be here in a few months. Staying on topic...How to stay healthy now? Don’t go cram into hugo’s and target like everyone else in grand forks yesterday.

The first models that I heard were from many were “this is a cough”, “not as bad as the flu”, “this is their new hoax”, and “one day this will magically disappear”. Like it or not I think we we are learning the stay at home orders and social distancing will be all that we can do to reduce deaths from this virus until there is a reliable treatment or vaccine.

More countries that were prepared had learned from MERS in 2003.

Hopefully we will be better prepared.

I’ve always wondered why the bridges need to close when the water won’t breach them. Isn’t it our right as taxpayers to be able to cross the bridges?

English coulee has caused some issues southwest of grand forks.

Not a political post but an observation.... The states that are still open for business appear to be mostly red states. If getting over this virus is going to take a real lockdown, the states will need to set politics aside just like we have here at Siouxsports.

I'd like to see the ages of the hospitalized.

Well? Please help me understand who is more of a public health risk.... 1. Liberal anti-vaxxer that refuses vaccinations because they cause autism 2. Right wing conservatives that ignore self isolation recommendations

The problem is the social distancing measures our president put in place are not those of the tolerant left. While continuing to make light of the health measures and downplaying their importance, you might as well be an anti-vaxxer.

Own the libs This may be too difficult for an uneducated redneck to read, but at some point those that still think covid19 and social distancing measures are a hoax will need to realize this stance is even more whacko than that of an anti vaxxer.

We must’ve acquired some? Or they are counting non invasive vents now too?

We have 275 or so vents. If we flatten the curve to spread this out perfectly...... 150k infected over 18 months = 8333 infected per month. If 1 in 5 require hospitalization that means 1666 hospitalized per month If 1 in 5 hospitalized require ICU that’s 333 ICU beds per month and we are short on vents. Lets hope that model is high but I’ve seen many say that 60-80% could be infected over 18 months. And we haven’t proven that we can flatten the curve yet.

Burgum’s statistical model predicts, worst case scenario, 20% of state population could become infected over an 18 month period. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/5015066-Burgum-asks-Trump-to-declare-major-disaster-for-North-Dakota-unlock-federal-aid

I’m pretty sure this gives the state legal right to write a confinement order over anyone that is infected.

Have you read the century code? 23-07.6

This is a communicable disease confinement order. If you are infected this also applies to you.

Here’s the century code