FWIW, I really liked @MDHealthDept Dep. Sec. Fran Phillips' final 3 takeaways this week as things reopen:
(1) "Nothing is zero risk"
(2) "Just because it's open, doesn't mean that you have to participate"
(3) "We can...keep this curve flat...if we practice social distancing"
Seattle demands include "the total abolition of the city’s police force, blanket exoneration of felons, explicit segregation in hospitals and schools, and mandatory re-education of teachers and public servants" https://t.co/KzWRTsTQra
Maryland has now completed 392,240 #COVID19 tests, including 11,524 in the last 24 hours. The statewide positivity rate has dropped to 8.91%—a drop of more than two-thirds since its April 17 peak. Total current hospitalizations have declined to 1,096, the lowest since April 14.
Ready for a thread of 100 Must-Read Children’s Books by African-American creators? Buy these books, read them, have them in your home and classroom and school and city libraries. Follow & support these creators. We can only learn and do better if we do the work. #blacklivesmatter