Along the lines of what asahi is saying, when I read this in the San Antonio paper this morning, I wanted to tear my hair out.
https://www.expressnews.com/politics/texas/article/Medical-adviser-to-Gov-Abbott-says-regional-15408443.php
The headline is truncated, but the whole thing is:
“Medical adviser to Gov. Abbott says regional stay-home orders ‘worth considering’”
Right. Let’s consider it. Doing it is yukky, but I’m pretty sure considering it will work just fine.
…“It’s clear that the state has not been on a sustainable course and it’s worth considering a regional approach,” said [Mark] McClellan, a physician and economist at Duke University and a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. He added, “It’s so hard to stay ahead of the pandemic when it’s in a growth phase.”
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[Texas Gov. Greg] Abbott again refused Tuesday to issue lockdowns, even as a growing number of local officials pleaded for the ability to impose stay-at-home orders. The governor had reasoned on Monday that it’s unlikely lockdown orders would be enforced. On Tuesday, he said in a TV interview that infections would spike again as soon as the orders are lifted…
My bold.
So, no point in doing it. But we get official points for considering it.