Mayor Cantrell: If COVID-19 numbers rise again over next week more restrictions will be put in place
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look it some point, if we don’t get off of this trajectory and that wrong, we’re gonna have to impose more restrictions because what we’re not going to do and I want this to be crystal clear to everybody in the state. Louisiana We are not going to threaten our ability to deliver health care, not just a covert 19 patients, but anybody in the state Louisiana who needs to be treated in the hospital. And that could be stroke victims or heart attack victims or motor vehicle accident victims. You name it. We are not going to get back there. But having said that, they were not at the point yet almost hospitalization numbers, even though the trajectory is obviously concerning where there is an immediate threat. What we are going to do is we’re going to double down on our communications, try to get Mawr assistance from leaders at all levels, not just elected leaders like Mayor Broom and she certainly doing her part. But business leaders. Look, if if you’re in the business community and you won’t make sure that the economy does as well as possible during this public health emergency, and that as many businesses are open as possible and employees back at work and customers in the stores and in the restaurants. Then you need that. Do your part because I will tell you the surge we’ve seen in cases is not because we went to face to. It’s because people aren’t engaging in the proper behaviors, the appropriate behaviors. And this is really clear if you look across the country because you have somewhere close to 40 states right now with rising cases. And their early experience with Kobe in 19 may not have been a severe is ours. Some of them did a full stay at home order like we did. Some didn’t and the timeline was all different. But if you look across the board now, you have cases going up, and the reason is not because the economy’s have been opened up to degree that they have, but because there’s too much complacency. And there are people who are just simply, um, not doing what they need to do given, given the amount of Kobe that we have in Louisiana and around the country. So we’re going to focus on enforcing the restrictions we have in place and face to we’re going to focus on getting better compliance from individuals. Andi, we’re gonna enlist the assistance of everybody that we can to make that happen while we continue to increase testing while we continue to increase our contact tracing and and all of the other efforts that we’ve been making as well.
Mayor Cantrell: If COVID-19 numbers rise again over next week more restrictions will be put in place
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and New Orleans Health Department Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno held a news conference on Thursday to provide an update on the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the holiday weekend. The mayor and Avegno issued stern warnings to residents regarding large gatherings. Cantrell said actions taken this weekend will directly influence whether or not students go back to school the first week of August. According to Cantrell, after a large pop up secondline was reported to her on Sunday, she wanted to make it clear that if the numbers continue to rise next week that she will impose more restrictions. Avegno reiterated this statement, saying that New Orleans numbers are not looking good and she knows that residents do not want to go back to sheltering at home like back in March. According to Avegno, there is a nationwide shortage for materials for mobile COVID-19 testing. Paired with the increase in people getting tested, she said this has made sites around New Orleans reach capacity quicker. Avegno said she is more concerned now than she has been in recent months. Director of Code Enforcement Winston Reid said their office has received numerous complaints of large gatherings, and parties in vacation rentals.Reid said last weekend his office issued warnings as a courtesy, but that they would be cracking down with citations over the 4th of July weekend. The NOPD also said it would be out monitoring activities over the weekend.This comes as cases surge statewide. Louisiana saw its biggest spike in cases since April on Wednesday. Gov. John Bel Edwards urged residents to be “very careful” over the holiday weekend as to not spread the virus further. Both Edwards and Cantrell said they will impose more restrictions if people do not follow the phase two guidelines.
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and New Orleans Health Department Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno held a news conference on Thursday to provide an update on the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the holiday weekend.
The mayor and Avegno issued stern warnings to residents regarding large gatherings.
Cantrell said actions taken this weekend will directly influence whether or not students go back to school the first week of August.
According to Cantrell, after a large pop up secondline was reported to her on Sunday, she wanted to make it clear that if the numbers continue to rise next week that she will impose more restrictions.
Avegno reiterated this statement, saying that New Orleans numbers are not looking good and she knows that residents do not want to go back to sheltering at home like back in March.
Avegno: Remember what our new normal looked like in March. If we can’t get it right, we have to go back.
Urging young people under 30 to take it seriously. It’s a myth that they can’t get seriously ill, nor do we have data on the long-term effect of COVID-19. @wdsu
— Sherman Desselle (@ShermanWDSU) July 2, 2020
According to Avegno, there is a nationwide shortage for materials for mobile COVID-19 testing. Paired with the increase in people getting tested, she said this has made sites around New Orleans reach capacity quicker.
Avegno said she is more concerned now than she has been in recent months.
@nolahealthdept Dr. Avegno speaking now.
“I’m more concerned today than I have been in several months.”NEW STATS —-> Average daily new cases rose above 50 since April. Average new cases per day have doubled. Over 90% are coming from community spread.
— Sherman Desselle (@ShermanWDSU) July 2, 2020
Director of Code Enforcement Winston Reid said their office has received numerous complaints of large gatherings, and parties in vacation rentals.
Reid said last weekend his office issued warnings as a courtesy, but that they would be cracking down with citations over the 4th of July weekend.
Dir. Winston Reid of Code Enforcement: Their office has received numerous complaints of large gatherings, and parties in vaca rentals.
“We’re no longer to be passive. We’ve crossed the line of being courteous. The courtesy is over with. We plan to take swift action.” @wdsu
— Sherman Desselle (@ShermanWDSU) July 2, 2020
The NOPD also said it would be out monitoring activities over the weekend.
@NOPDNews Deputy Supt. John Thomas says they will be out monitoring activities during the holiday weekend. Do not drink and drive. The purchasing and firing of fireworks are illegal, and they will be enforcing the rules. Summons will be issued. @wdsu
— Sherman Desselle (@ShermanWDSU) July 2, 2020
This comes as cases surge statewide. Louisiana saw its biggest spike in cases since April on Wednesday.
Gov. John Bel Edwards urged residents to be “very careful” over the holiday weekend as to not spread the virus further.
Both Edwards and Cantrell said they will impose more restrictions if people do not follow the phase two guidelines.
