Monday, May 4, 2020
#CPQuestionOfTheWeek: Do you think Pittsburgh is ready to reopen?
It's a hotly contested question, being debated by folks all over the country: When is too soon to ease COVID-19 restrictions? Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that Allegheny County was not one of the 24 counties in Pennsylvania allowed to reopen this week, despite the expectation from many that Pittsburgh's Stay at Home Order phase would be eased to the Aggressive Mitigation phase. Some took to social media to express their relief, fearing for public health safety if restrictions were lifted, while others, many fearing lost income from businesses still unable to open, expressed their frustrations.
We reached out to our readers on social media for the second installment of our new weekly series, #CPQuestionOfTheWeek:
"Absolutely! If folks dont feel safe they can stay home but business needs to carry on!"
— Instagram.com/rachelleparksbonato
"If I felt people would look after not only their own health, safety and interests but also the health, safety and interests of others, yes. But too many don't. If we put others before ourselves, we could. Too many are fueled by anger and fear, not love."
— Sam On Yavin IV on Twitter
"Yes based on the data based on available hospitals beds and ventilator available. We did our job we flatten the surge. Now they need to do their job and reopen us."
— Laurie Christy on Facebook
Our favorite answer of the week:
Thank goodness for takeout.
We reached out to our readers on social media for the second installment of our new weekly series, #CPQuestionOfTheWeek:
Do you think Pittsburgh is ready to reopen?
"Not until we have widespread testing for our most vulnerable populations, such as nursing homes, the jail, and alternative housing facilities!"
— Allegheny County Councilperson Bethany Hallam
— Allegheny County Councilperson Bethany Hallam
"Abso-freakin'-lutely. Allegheny County population is 1.2 million. There's only been 102 deaths. That's .008% of the population. That is such a ridiculously low number to be even having this conversation. Governor Wolf has cost more than a hundred people their lives in financial hardship."
— Instagram.com/tony.tucc
— Instagram.com/tony.tucc
"No. The region is full of selfish jags who refuse to care about other people's well-being."
— Amy Brunner on Facebook
"Absolutely! If folks dont feel safe they can stay home but business needs to carry on!"
— Instagram.com/rachelleparksbonato
"If I felt people would look after not only their own health, safety and interests but also the health, safety and interests of others, yes. But too many don't. If we put others before ourselves, we could. Too many are fueled by anger and fear, not love."
— Sam On Yavin IV on Twitter
"Yes based on the data based on available hospitals beds and ventilator available. We did our job we flatten the surge. Now they need to do their job and reopen us."
— Laurie Christy on Facebook
"The sad irony is that if social distancing measures and business closures work, then people think they weren’t necessary to start. Those who are calling for businesses to reopen have not seem their friends and families affected (yet). Until we have more tools to combat this—whether that’s tracing or some confirmation that this new remdesivir drug works for treatment—reopening isn’t worth the risks."
— Instagram.com/amfanee.lr
— Instagram.com/amfanee.lr
Our favorite answer of the week:
"Yinz can reopen, but ima stay in the house & watch what happens to you first 😜😜😜"
— Instagram.com/sarahsarah62880
And, on Twitter, we followed up this week's question with a readers' poll:
— Instagram.com/sarahsarah62880
And, on Twitter, we followed up this week's question with a readers' poll:
Thank goodness for takeout.
