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Vaccinate, test or lock down
#261940
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/06/2021 09:02 AM
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Council of Ministers to meet today to decide whether to lock down. LinkIf they do decide to lock down, what would that mean?
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/06/2021 09:59 AM
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Not sure where you were, but every place we go there are sanitizing stations, most have mayo etc packets, beers opened with opener, and tables wiped down. Places that don't do it, find another place. French side is off the radar for us because they don't.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/06/2021 03:55 PM
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Maria--At that time, there were ZERO tourists on island, so that kind of lockdown was theoretically possible. Not now. And I don't think that would even be proposed at this point.
But seriously, you REALLY dislike St Maarten/St. Martin, for whatever reason....
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/06/2021 08:43 PM
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We are scheduled to go around the first of October. Unless there is a lockdown that doesn't allow going out to eat, etc., I do not think we would cancel.
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 06:16 AM
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Government of Sint Maarten 9h · ** Minister Ottley: Night life set to scale back to 11pm. ** The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley held a meeting with club night life business owners, beach bar owners, directors and managers from Dutch Sint Maarten. The purpose of the meeting was to ensure a safe environment for patrons and to avoid COVID clusters within the respective establishment. Minister Ottley wanted the parties to understand the seriousness of COVID-19 and to give them time to establish the protocols moving forward. “ I will continue to say, we must work together to get through this pandemic” Minister Ottley stated. All parties acknowledged and underlined the need for the measures to regulate business operations in a safe and responsible manner, in order to maintain public health safety. It was agreed upon, that an 11pm curfew will go into effect as of Sunday August 8th for a period of two (2) weeks. During this time, arrangements can be made to put health management systems in place, via an app and QR codes. Minister Ottley urges the public to remain cautious and be patient, as he puts the health of the community first by scaling back on the night life hours. If you have not been vaccinated, please consider doing so for the safety of yourself and your loved ones.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 06:45 AM
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Johnson and Johnson sponsored a fleet of mobile vans to go out into the communities in NYC. The numbers at the time went down by big margins!! IMHO!!! This is what has to be done, these people in those areas where they need education, they are not going to come out for that or get a shot! I just read some poster say" how can they shut down"? EASY!! The government said we are shut down, that's it! Life as we remembered it is on HOLD! It happened twice in my area of Westchester county NY! TWICE! EFFEN ghost town!!!
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 06:50 AM
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 08:41 AM
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If it didn't wake them up when that was also reported many MONTHS ago it isn't gonna do it now because "It won't happen to me".....just read that a 16yr old male in the Jacksonville area with zero pre-existing conditions died from Covid ....so it's not just the oldies....160 deaths in FL ages 16-29 this year...7 under 16yrs old. (FOX 30 Jacksonville video)
The only way to convince them is AFTER they get seriously sick from the virus and then it's "I (or he/she) should have got the shot".....
It's up to the ones who the SXM residents respect to say that they should get immunized...and that is probably not the Gov't
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 09:12 AM
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Elaine--I have no idea how any of that is going to work. Sounds way to complicated to me. And frankly, if that's all they do, I think it will make zero difference.
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 09:16 AM
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gary--the lockdown, where the grocery stores were closed etc., was a totally DIFFERENT issue than the airlines refusing to bring planes down to evacuate the tourists who were still on the island. Totally DIFFERENT issue. I know several people who were caught in that situation, which had to be one of the most scary situations ever.
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/07/2021 11:38 AM
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Perhaps the US can provide the key to their winning strategies?
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Vaccinate, test or lock down
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08/08/2021 07:14 AM
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The city of NY still has nowhere to store the victims of this deadly diseases . That photo is currant. In NYC and the five boroughs The pharmaceutical companies put together mobile units to go out into the communities. The numbers started to drop fast. Education and getting out into the field, not waiting for people to come out. "Oh if I stay home, I won't get the virus". That's not working and waiting for "walk-ins" that is not working either!
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