It's where the honeymoon will be:
"Vermont COVID-19 outbreak involved out-of-state people; 14 diagnosed after resort party" by John R. Ellement Globe Staff, September 1, 2020
Some of the people who attended a party at a Vermont resort now linked to a COVID-19 outbreak were from out-of-state, and public health officials are using detailed lists of attendees to track them down, Vermont officials said Tuesday.
The party was held Aug. 19 at the Summit Lodge in Killington and the Vermont Department of Health now says at least 14 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as a result of exposure to an attendee, or someone who had contact with an attendee.
“The virus has spread to people who were not at the party,” Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont’s health commissioner, said Tuesday. “I understand this news potentially could be yet another worry for people in the community. ...This isn’t over by any means. We anticipate there may be several more cases yet.”
But is it even infectious?
Summit Lodge did not return a call from the Globe on Tuesday.
Probably have caller ID.
Speaking during the state’s weekly COVID-19 update, Levine said updated data on the outbreak, likely including some information where attendees are from, will be posted as part of the daily update.
Levine is in charge up there, huh?
He cautioned that the information may not immediately answer whether attendees came from high-risk locations outside Vermont because of the high incidence of second and vacation homes, but Levine was optimistic that his state’s robust contact tracing program, along with reporting rules Vermont restaurants operate under will assure that the arc of the transmission will be effectively determined.
The host of the party and the Summit Lodge both provided the names and contact information for those who attended. Vermont’s rules for restaurants during the coronavrius pandemic require staffers to write down the names and contact information of every guest, Vermont officials said.
An estimated 40 people attended the gathering. Levine spoke at a weekly COVID-19 update led by Governor Phil Scott.
“We’re trying to get to the bottom of everything at this point and doing the contact tracing takes a little bit of time,” Scott said. “Trying to get all that information together, has been challenging.”
Uh-huh.
Glad I didn't RSVP.
Levine said Vermont’s contact tracing program has been very effective, with a 92 percent response, but a few people connected to the Killington outbreak have not been cooperative, he said.
“There are a few noteworthy instances where it was not as positive as we’ve enjoyed elsewhere,’' Levine said.
So the governor is a liar and he's bumming because a few have flipped the finger?
I feel sorry for those to my north who live in that left-wing hellhole.
COVID-19 deaths in Vermont totaled 58 as of Monday and 1,635 cases have been identified based on 138,556 tests, according to the state.
And for that the whole f**king state has been shut down!
Levine urged anyone who attended the event to consider getting a COVID test and to be forthright with Vermont contact tracers when asked for information about their own movements.
Why should they when the authorities have been anything but forthright with us, and continue to furiously shovel the agenda based on damnable lies?
He said information will be shared with any out-of-state people connected to the Killington resort through appropriate public health agencies.
Yeah, trust him!
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Related:
"Coronavirus testing clinics are being held in Rutland over three days as Vermont responds to an outbreak traced to a Killington lodge. The Wednesday-through-Friday testing at the Rutland Regional Medical Center is in addition to the Vermont Health Department’s pop-up clinic being held Wednesday at the Asa Bloomer state office building. Health officials are responding to an outbreak of at least 14 cases traced to people who attended or close contacts of people who attended a private party held on Aug. 19 party at the Summit Lodge at Killington. Vermont officials say the lodge followed all the protocols and officials have helped with the state investigation. In a statement, the Summit Lodge said no members of its staff are exhibiting symptoms of the disease but two people will be tested as a precautionary measure."
Should have spilled out onto the streets and rioted instead:
"Vermont protesters want 3 officers fired for use of force yesterday
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Hundreds of people showed up for another night of protesting and marches in downtown Burlington, Vermont, where activists continued to call for the firing of three city police officers.
The protesters are demanding action against the officers for use of force, but Deputy Chief Matthew Sullivan said prosecutors have already found they did nothing wrong. He says the altercations in question are not akin to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police or the wounding of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot multiple times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin — both of which have set off waves of demonstrations across the U.S. against police brutality.
“They are much different in nature,” Sullivan said. “The fact patterns are extremely different and they need to look at them on a case-by-case basis.”
He added that the three officers will not lose their badges following the investigation. The city is facing two federal lawsuits filed last year over the incidents that accuse police officers of excessive force and brutality against two Black men in separate episodes outside bars in September 2018.
So when does Burlington go up in flames?
One lawsuit says an officer shoved a suspect without announcing his presence, causing him to hit his head and pass out. The second lawsuit accuses a different officer of slamming a suspect to the ground, knocking him unconscious. One officer was suspended after one of the incidents. The city has denied the allegations.
Some of the protesters have been camping out in Battery Park for a week, near the headquarters of the Burlington Police Department where others have joined them for the nightly protests. Late Wednesday afternoon, more than two dozen tents were set up in the park, where some protesters painted signs and others stood on the street corner across from the police station holding signs demanding the firing of the three officers, or stating Black Lives Matter, defund the police and other messages.
It's Occupy all over again!
Protest organizers did not want to be quoted by the media and a protester asked that any photos of people’s faces be blurred.
On Tuesday, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger issued a statement saying he supported the rights of the protesters, but he didn’t address the call for the firing of the officers. He also said he was concerned for the safety of both the protesters and police.
Of course he does!
He applauded police for investigating a man for repeatedly approaching the demonstrators while carrying an assault-style rifle and later arresting him for violating conditions of a prior criminal release. He also said a rock was thrown at officers on Monday night and the passage of emergency vehicles was temporarily blocked.
“That was a slap in the face,” said protester Harmony Edosomwan, a student at the University of Vermont, on Tuesday. “We have been peaceful, we the community have been peaceful. It is the cops that are the danger to us, and that is why we’re here today.”
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NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Vermont law enforcement officials believe an increase in the number of traffic fatalities recorded so far this year could be linked to fewer police on the road because of the coronavirus pandemic. So far this year there have been 43 traffic fatality deaths, up from 21 at the same point last year. While 2019 was a record low year, this year’s fatality numbers are on pace to hit a five-year high. Statistics show that through Sept. 1, the number of people apprehended for speeding faster than 99 miles per hour is also up. Last year, 107 people were caught going faster than 99 mph. This year, the figure is 125. Bill Jenkins of the state Highway Safety Office says there is no single reason for the increase in fatalities, but since the pandemic started, there have been fewer police patrolling the road....."
