Coronavirus running amok

Five people who attended a Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) meeting last week with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Monday.

Nanette Schimpf, a spokesperson for the Florida Sheriffs Association, confirmed to The Hill that the FSA warned top state elected officials, including DeSantis, and all attendees about their possible exposure to COVID-19 two days after the meeting.

Sixty people attended the meeting at a Bonita Springs hotel, the News Service of Florida reported. Schimpf told the news service that the association and the hotel "took every precaution" and “exceeded” social-distancing recommendations during the event with required masks, one table per person set 10 feet apart from each other and disinfection of the area every hour.

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By Monday, Florida Corrections Secretary Mark Inch, Corrections Deputy Secretary Ricky Dixon, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz all received positive test results.

Although all five attended the Sheriffs Association meeting, it is not known whether they contracted the disease there or somewhere else.

  The Hill

Occam's razor.

The pastor of a Capitol Hill Catholic church [Monsignor Charles Pope] tested positive for the novel coronavirus the same day he suggested parishioners who did not attend in-person church services over fears of infection were “lukewarm” in their faith.

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Nine days before his test, Pope had written an article criticizing shutdown measures in the National Catholic Register, writing, “There is more to life than just not getting sick and not dying.”

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“Whenever I was told to wear a mask, I always did,” he said. “We are Christians. We believe that there’s a role for suffering. It’s not appropriate for a Christian to be afraid.”

  The Hill

Fucking idiot. You don't have to be afraid to be cautious.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.