大俠行天下日記 我見我聞我思 12/05

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舊金山区實施禁足令

加州湾區各大小城市今天開始加強新的禁令，以防禦迅猛的新冠疫情 ，主要城市將率先從週末實施居家令。

舊金山卫生局長柯菲表示， 我們醫院的病床已經接近飽和狀態。

一項民意調查顯示， 一半以上的美國人承認他們的親人或朋友感染新冠病毒或因而去世，這充分証明此次疫情在各階層之嚴重性。

新冠疫苗之出現為疫情帶來了曙光， 但是許多國民還是抱著存疑的態度，拉丁裔只有百分之三十四表示有信心，為了增強大眾之信心 ，前總統奥巴馬 、小布希、 及克利頓都願意接受種植。

總統當選人拜登稍早時宣稱 ，在他上任之後會立即要求全體國民戴口罩至少一百天，他並將任命福其博士繼續擔任防疫工作的主角。

在華府 民主和共和兩黨正在加緊草擬经濟刺激方案， 希望下週一在眾院提出審查， 以便早日通過，來拯救許多中小企業及地方政府之财政困難。

總之， 在拜登進入白宮之前， 川普總統在其不到兩個月之任期之內， 正不斷颁佈不同之行政命令， 也是令拜登非常憂心的難題。

Bay Area Under Stay-At-Home Order

Ahead of a California statewide mandate, the San Francisco Bay Area government issued a stay-at-home order. The order applies to the Northern California counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and Santa Clara. The combined cities and counties of San Francisco and the city of Berkeley cover more than 5.8 million people.

The Bay Area order will go into effect beginning Sunday and will remain in effect until January 4, 2021. Under the new order, retail businesses can remain open, but must operate at 20% capacity and will be required to write down and enforce plans to ensure patrons wear masks and that maximum capacity rules are followed. Restaurants must close outdoor operations and convert them into takeout and delivery only. Some businesses will be required to close, including bars, wineries, movie theaters and hair salons and nail cutting services.

In Washington, D.C., both parties are behind a $908 billion plan to help the devastated economy. It includes nearly $300 billion for small business, $180 billion for unemployed workers and $160 billion for state and local and tribal government. The plan won’t help everyone who needs aid.

President-elect Biden is already facing a lot of challenges before he even gets into the White House on January 20.