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During a Saturday phone interview with The Arizona Republic of the USA TODAY Network, Sheriff Mark Lamb said the White House called him on June 13 and asked that he be present when Trump signed an executive order that would hold law enforcement to a higher standard when they used force.
Lamb said he flew into Washington Monday evening and visited the White House Tuesday when he tested positive for COVID-19. He later visited an infirmary and was tested a second time, which also came back positive.
"I was surprised," Lamb said regarding the positive test result. "I mean, if I looked back, I would say that I was a little rundown from, you know, a long weekend. But I didn't have any symptoms."
[...] Lamb said he likely contracted COVID-19 at a campaign event he held on June 13, He initially planned for it to be a "come pick up a yard sign" event, but more people showed up than anticipated.
[...] However, Lamb said he didn't wear a mask or practice social distancing at the campaign event and estimated that the majority of the 200 people who attended the event in San Tan Valley, Arizona, weren't wearing masks either.
He intends to self-quarantine throughout the end of the month.
When asked if he planned to hold more public events once his self-isolation was complete, Lamb said he probably wouldn't and that he's not trying to put people at risk. That said, Lamb will likely continue to not wear a mask when out in public.
"When I come back out, I don't like to wear masks," Lamb said. "And I respect people's personal choices to not wear a mask."
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2020, @01:56PM (2 children)
People more important than you need the masks. You shouldn't wear them so people better than you don't face a shortage.
There is your translation. (more seriously - it's been admitted that the 'no mask' guidance's purpose was to preserve masks for healthcare workers directly exposed, as we're even more screwed if they're all sick)
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2020, @08:50PM (1 child)
Except, it (the "no mask" guidance) did not even achieve that. The part that was left out is the "magic stamp of approval" applied to the masks.
The masks that everyone whom the "guidance" was aimed at could get their hands upon are "dust masks". They have the "magic stamp of approval" for use in dusty conditions. And they very often also have one other item, an exhale valve.
The medical field masks are different masks. They have the "magic stamp of approval" for use in medical/infectious conditions. And they all lack one item from the other side, they all lack an exhale valve. In fact, the "magic stamp of approval" paperwork for being "medical approved" requires no exhale valve in a medical grade mask.
So reality is, there are two fully independent supply lines. One independent supply line supplies masks with the magic "medical grade" stamp, and those also lack exhale valves.
The other, independent, supply line supplies "dust masks", they often have an exhale valve (almost always in reality) and they are not approved for use in a medical facility. These masks are the ones that anyone who's name is not "General Hospital, Inc." can get.
So, telling the public "don't wear a mask" did nothing to help the medical supply lines, because the only masks the public had access to were the masks that were not approved for use in medical facilities. As well, people going and buying out their local Home Depot or Lowes of all their "dust masks" had not one bit of effect on the medical mask supply lines, because neither Home Depot, Lowes, or your local hardware store (if you still have one) can purchase "medical grade" masks.
The medical supply line shortage was caused by two factors:
Just in time inventory (the Toyota invented method of not storing any inventory in the back room, instead having what you need to consume today arrive from your supplier on the truck that arrived last night, and;
The total shutdown of Wuhan when China put it on lockdown. Something like 95% of all the masks (medical and dust grade) are made in China, and most of those are made in the area that was locked down. Which meant no new masks were manufactured (of the medical or dust variety) for a couple months.
So, combine Just In Time inventory control, where you keep no extra inventory around, with a halt to manufacturing of a couple months, and you see where the shortages arose from in the medical field. The shortage was caused by China not making any masks for two months, while none of the hospitals had more than a few days supply lying around, because the delivery truck brings more every few days.
But people hoarding Home Depot or Lowes dust grade masks had zero impact upon the hospital medical grade mask supply.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 24 2020, @07:56AM
Welcome to a lack of leadership for the country. Conflicting information, with the highest office in the land being frequently wrong about healthcare advice. Fauci has been a good voice, but he got too many headlines. Hope its hard for Trump to fire a guy who is all about the science.