Coronavirus today and the open line: The case and hospital surges continue. Does the legislature care? – Arkansas Times

Coronavirus today and the open line: The case and hospital surges continue. Does the legislature care? - Arkansas Times

1,000 new cases on a Sunday? Five more deaths? 44 more people hospitalized? 173 people on ventilators?

Arkansas, we have a problem. And preventing mask rules and preventing local decisions on vaccination requirements which the unemployed, cattle farmers, slumlords and other outstanding legislators say are aground practice looks less and less like a sensible path for one of the worst states in the country for COvID-19.

It is time for the governor to demand action. And if the legislature refuses, at least the blame will be clearer than it already is.

The line is open.

The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping all aspects of life in Arkansas. We're interested in hearing from doctors, nurses and other health care workers; from patients and their families; from people in longterm care facilities and their families; from parents and students affected by the crisis; from people who have lost their job; from people with knowledge of workplaces or communities that aren't taking appropriate measures to slow the spread of the disease; and more.

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Coronavirus today and the open line: The case and hospital surges continue. Does the legislature care? - Arkansas Times

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