Facebook will remove ‘militarized’ calls for U.S. election poll watchers

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would remove calls for people to engage in poll watching that use “militarized language” or suggest the goal is to intimidate voters or election officials, tightening the social media company’s restrictions around the US elections. 451340
Facebook also said that it would respond to candidates or parties making premature claims of victory or contesting declared outcomes by adding labels and notifications with authoritative information.

Church community COVID-19 outbreak confirmed in Coalhurst, Alta.

AHS officials confirmed to Global News on Wednesday afternoon that 23 cases of novel coronavirus are now linked to the outbreak and case identification is ongoing.

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AHS officials confirmed to Global News on Wednesday afternoon that 23 cases of novel coronavirus are now linked to the outbreak and case identification is ongoing.

CDC: COVID-19 spread slowed in Arizona after public health orders | CIDRAP

Average daily COVID-19 case counts peaked at 4,148 to 4,377 cases from Jun 29 to Jul 2, leveled off to 3,609 to 4,160 cases from Jul 3 to 12, and further dropped roughly 75% from 3,506 cases on Jul 13 to 867 cases on Aug 7. Public health measures were then extended to the end of August to further stem virus transmission.

While the authors, from the CDC and ADSHS, said the public health efforts seemed to have successfully stemmed COVID-19 transmission, they cautioned against inferring that they caused the case count fluctuations, that there was universal compliance with the mitigation measures, or that more populous states would necessarily see the same results.

“Enhanced mitigation measures should be implemented by communities and persons to slow COVID-19 spread, particularly before a vaccine or therapeutic treatment becomes widely available,” the authors wrote. “State, local, and tribal officials are best positioned to continually monitor data and collaborate to determine the level and types of enhanced mitigation required.”

Source: CDC: COVID-19 spread slowed in Arizona after public health orders | CIDRAP

L.A. County has highest daily COVID-19 case count in 6 weeks – Los Angeles Times

The doors swung open to disturbing news: Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced 1,645 new cases and 30 additional deaths. It’s unclear whether Wednesday’s number signifies a trend or is a one-off linked to a backlog of cases.

“We’re going to be led by a health-first framework, and we’re going to be stubborn about it,” the governor told reporters. “We don’t anticipate in the immediate term any of these larger theme parks opening until we see more stability in terms of the data.”

Source: L.A. County has highest daily COVID-19 case count in 6 weeks – Los Angeles Times

Trump set a bad example for Americans in coronavirus leadership – The Jerusalem Post

While we all wish US President Donald Trump a full recovery from COVID-19, he has set a poor example for others by his recent conduct. And that is putting it mildly.  All leaders – and especially the leader of the free world – should know that people look up to them and follow their lead. When they fail to set a good example, they don’t just fail themselves; they fail their nations.

Source: Trump set a bad example for Americans in coronavirus leadership – The Jerusalem Post