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I just pointed out your illogical conclusion that the response to this crisis falls on one person.

We have a winner......that's a good Bingo!

You're naive or simplistic or both......what if "the top" said screw Fauci and the models we are going full blown Sweden?? The models were trash and Fauci's narrow view was trash. Throw in the dick measuring contest between the governors and here we are. Trump, Biden, Obama.....they all would have received the same advice and data. Can't imagine anyone at "the top" would have handled this perfectly.

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So I can expect the testing rate to go from 3%+ to 10% if and when those people get tested?

I grew up working in a skilled nursing home for years as my parents owned and operated one. Rednek's fascination with a sliver of the population is astonishing. Great residents in those facilities but they are there for a reason. The staff that cares for those residents are unsung individuals. I have seen first hand many years influenza ravage a facility. Unfortunately sick elderly folks who get sicker don't do well. That's reality. Fargo Forum had 40 obituaries today with most of those being elderly.

If ND would test 10000 people tomorrow would we have 1000 positives just because more test were done? Funny that lots of people thought Georgia was going to blowup after they were one of the first states to open things up.

We didn't half ass anything......we got Fauici'd. He does deserve a lot of credit for this mess. Wanna talk about someone who missed the concept of the forest.

Hardly. But I agree with the last sentence. The political part.

Reported today in ND....0, 27 and 936.

Especially if one lives in MN.....WI.....MI.

2, 40 and 1432 in ND today.

Minnesota just cancelled the American Legion Baseball season for this summer.

Just heard the revenue lost from healthcare systems in this country during the first quarter of 2020 was close to $500B. If I remember the lockdowns were done as to not overwhelm hospital system so instead the lockdown in going to kill off healthcare systems financially.

It will be interesting to see if there will be a spike in the positive testing rate in a week since ND loosened things up somewhat on May 1.

Or all the kids statewide that missed any amount of school due to illness prior to this virus.

Well......since drinking beer thru a mask is equivalent to waterboarding oneself not sure how much effort those folks want to put into getting drunk.

The problem with this issue is regardless of any narrow limited view for whatever reason it is and always will be because of fear which is sad.

Kudos to the West Fargo superintendent for moving forward with in person graduations in an outdoor setting for WFHS and Sheyenne HS at the end of this month.

This country, for the most part, doesn't have leadership that can look beyond a "one size fits all" mentality with Walz being one of many leading the way. Last night as I drove by Frank's Lounge in south Fargo it was hopping. Parking lot was almost full. No doubt there were tables of 8-12 people within 6' of each in multiple areas indoors yet there's a good possibility you want have 12 girls playing volleyball in a high school gym in Ada, MN or Lisbon, ND this fall or FB being played in Langdon, ND or Perham, MN. Makes zero sense. "Leaders" are going to strip away any normalcy from those with the least risk, this nation's youth, just because they are incapable of figuring this out logically.

End game? The answer that no one from that group wants to say out loud but they all feel this way......a vaccine. No one....and they mean no one will ever be safe outside their home or be free to live their lives as they choose without it. The "this virus is a death sentence" media hype machine coupled with Fauci's "I only see a single tree" approach plus the government's willingness to just continually print money to hand out plus the "elderly and vulnerable" shaming should any person over 90 die in this country over the next 6-12 months added to the fact that idiots on all levels of government, blue and red, are continually trying to one up each other all adds up to the only answer is a vaccine. Nothing else will satisfy the "masking and sheltering" mob...only a vaccine. Personal choice and personal responsibility are two liberties those folks could care less about because they know what's best for you.......from their basements. East coast transplant and dolt Jim Shaw had an "opinion" piece in the Fargo Forum today that illustrates just that. He's the poster child for the Fargo metro, RRV and ND "I know what's best for you" and "too soon" crowds. He's a total hack but I digress. BTW...I'd put money on it most of the "masking and sheltering" crowd won't volunteer to be first in line for the vaccine when it's available.

If forecast tomorrow holds true......8 consecutive months with measurable snow. Just disgusting.

Since the ND DOH and Forum Communications feels these numbers are still relevant.....54 new positives and 2 deaths today. Believe 1700+ tests were done.

Planning on going next week.

Unemployment at 14.7%....highest since Great Depression. Just in April alone employers shed 20.5M jobs but let's keep parroting masks, testing, flatten the curve, save lives and shelter in place.