Bars must close in Sacramento County as virus cases climb, health officer says

Bridgette Bjorlo reports

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FOX 40'SBRIDGETTE BJORLO SHOWS US WHYHEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT'STHE RIGHT MOVE FOR NOW.WHAT'S NORMALLY A LIVELYNEIGHBORHOOD BAR IS SUDDENLYLIFELESS AGAIN THE BOOTHS SITEMPTY, NO CUSTOMERS HERE TOLISTEN TO CLASSIC VINYL JUST ASMALL CREW PUTTING ALCOHOL,THE WAY A SECOND TIME ASFRUSTRATING AS THIS KIND OFSAD THERE'S NO REVENUE COMINGIN AT ALL.HERE AT THE SIDE ANDMIDTOWN THEY WERE ONLY OPENFOR 3 WEEKS AS THE LASTSHUTDOWN AND NOW THEY DON'TKNOW WHEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TOSERVE CUSTOMERS AGAIN BESIDEHIS AS ONE OF THE MANY BARSACROSS SACRAMENTO COUNTY TOLDTO CLOSE THEIR DOORS AS CASESOF CORONAVIRUS SURGE BE HAVEWELL OVER A 1000 CASES IN THELAST WEEK.COMPARED TO 2000 TOTAL INTHE PREVIOUS 18 WEEKS.

SOTHAT'S A HUGE INCREASE HEALTHDIRECTOR PETER VIOLENCE INSAYS DATA SHOWS THETRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS ISMOSTLY HAPPENING IN 2 PLACESFAMILY GATHERINGS AND BARSANOTHER THE REASON FOR HEALTHLEADERS TO ORDER LAST CALLJUST BY THEIR VERY NATURE.WHERE PEOPLE WILL LET'S BEHONEST SITE WE NEEDED IT WILLBE LESS LIKELY TO SOCIALLYDISTANCE AS THAT GOES ON.LESS LIKELY TO USE MASSLESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIRHANDS AND ALL THOSE ME 2 ARESEEING A PROBLEM NOTING OUT OFTHE OVER 1000 UNKNOWN REASONINFECTIONS OF THE COUNTY ONLY4 HAVE BEEN LINKED TO RECENTPROTESTS.

SO THEN WHY IS THATWE THINK THAT 3 REASONS NUMBERONE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE AREYOUNG NOT ALL OF THEM AREYOUNG, BUT THE MAJORITY OFTHEM ARE YOUNG NUMBER 2 A HUGEPROPORTION OF THEM WEARINGMASKS AND NUMBER 3 IT WASOUTDOORS AND OUTDOORS ISPROVING TO BE MUCH BUT SAFERFOR COVID SPREAD AN INDOORBACK AT THE SIDE OF MANAGEMENTHAD TAKEN EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TOPROTECT WORKERS AND CUSTOMERSLIKE INSTALLING THESE PLASTICBARRIERS AND POSTING SIGNS FORSOCIAL DISTANCING.

I THOUGHTTHAT WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOBAND THOUGH HE'S DISAPPOINTEDIT WASN'T ENOUGH TO KEEPDRINKS FLOWING AND OTHERSPENDING BUG SAYS HE VALUESPUBLIC HEALTH OVER PROFITMONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING OKAYYOU NOTICE HEALTH SO WE'REGOING TO TAKE THIS AND WE'REGOING TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE ITWORK IN SACRAMENTO, BRIDGETTEBJORLO FOX 40 NEWS.