By Baxter
Before we cats left New York, Governor Kathy Hochul had just re-implemented a mask mandate in the state. Last we checked, several counties (including ours) were deciding they weren't going to comply. Still, social pressure can be effective.
Hochul's wise to do this, because the new variant with the dumb, unpronounceable name is starting to wreak havoc. In Quebec, with cases rising, Premier Francois Legault just announced some new COVID restrictions. Restaurants, bars, stores and other public places will be cut back to 50 percent capacity, starting Monday. The Canadiens played in front of absolutely no fans tonight. (A pity, since they're terrible this year, and they won.) And if you were thinking of having 20 of your best friends over for Christmas Eve egg nog, better cut that list back to 10.
This pandemic is an epic, rolling disaster, with many twists and turns. But you really have to wonder how it would be playing out if the US and other countries (Brazil comes to mind) had had clear-thinking and prudent people in power last year instead of autocrats and sociopaths. We cats are disgusted, and we HISS.
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