Our numbers have come down, but the Navajo Nation is still on lock down for the weekends. It is essential, since the tribe was hit with many families being affected by this virus...this monster. We've lost many young people and also many elder members. It has taken a toll on everyone!
Different states have instituted their own edicts to combat this virus. Here in New Mexico, our governor has worked and is still working to help curb our numbers of people getting the virus. Essential workers is now the norm, along with face masks, and daily reports of rising numbers of people being infected with positive tests and sadly, the deaths as a result of this pandemic. We've been vigilant in following the set protocol and numbers are slowly coming down. Surrounding states, this is not the case. Each governor is in charge with how to best curb the infection rate. Sadly, our president is not issuing nationwide compliance rules and regulations per the CDC. In fact, he is campaigning and having large face to face rallies expounding his greatness.
I cannot explain how the whole summer has gone with little intervention on the part of our leader. He has made this whole experience political....the Republican governors are allowing restaurants and places of business to go on and not asking the people to use the virus protocol to help curb the infection rate. Our summer holidays were horrible with many people getting infected and our president saying things like 'we don't need more testing; this only increases our infection rate'.
Other world governments have shut down their countries and have issued mandates as prescribed by the medical community and their infection rate and death counts have flattened. Why can't our country do the same? Our medical personnel is overly tired and have expended unseen amounts of personal protective gear combatting this virus. We witnessed many states having to repurpose their factories to meet the demand of providing the much needed protection gear. Too much has transpired and it is overwhelming to think and write about this tragedy. It hurts my heart as to the loss of many because our leaders refused to listen to the medical specialists and the CDC.
The school year started with us teaching and reaching our students via virtual means. We opened the schools to allow our elementary students to be taught face to face and now many staff and students have been exposed. In my little world, we wipe down and wear face masks daily. Why do we have to work in such conditions? We are considered 'essential'.
We are in 'shelter in place' mode as I write this blog. People have been asked to stay home for the holidays in other states. Here it is mandated and I am so glad, because we are not combatting the high rates of infection as other states are. I am doing my part to stay home.
It saddens me since we did not visit with family for Thanksgiving. Yes, it is disheartening, but I would rather do this to keep my parents and in-laws safe.
We elected another leader to take over. Power to the people and how voting has made a difference. Our current president is touting that the election was stolen from him and has legally stopped the counting of votes for over 2 weeks. With a sigh of relief, the powers to be, our country can move on with our newly President elect. No concession has been made public yet by our current leader. What a child! We are the laughing stock of the whole world. As I said before, we have been experiencing the ill effects and poor decisions and I certainly look forward to a better run government. We can only hope and pray.
It is hard to believe what has been happening, so I've included a tidbit of today's news. .
Lock down happening across the country....https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/los-angeles-issues-stay-home-234009118.html
Our current leader downplaying the election results...Current leader
