NAS Whidbey is laying down the law.
With COVID-19 infections having spiked in Island County the past two weeks, bigwigs at the Island’s largest employer are firmly reminding their subordinates to mask up, maintain social distancing, and wash your grubby lil’ fingers.
Earlier this week, the Island County Health Department released a statement which said:
“There have been 44 new cases of COVID-19 between Sept. 9 and Sept. 25, 2020.
This is a significant increase from case rates in late August and early September.”
Friday afternoon, CDR Tim “Oz” Oswalt, Executive Officer at NAS Whidbey, issued his own follow-up statement:
In the last two weeks, COVID-19 infections across Island County and on NAS Whidbey Island have increased at a greater rate than at any time during the summer.
It is absolutely imperative that everyone follow the proper hygiene protocols on and off base to curtail this spread.
If the trajectory of this spread continues the base will be forced to impose restrictions and close services.
Please help us avoid taking those actions!
Contact tracing has indicated that congregations of people are a major causal factor in the local spread of the coronavirus, especially those activities where people remove their masks, such as at restaurants and in smoke pits.
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With Whidbey news and other publications no longer having free on line news, and no longer allowing commentators no wonder no news gets passed along. Find this interesting as the media is censoring first amendment from public responses but crying if it happens to the media.
Perhaps just doing “take out” at restaurants, cafes, etc & eating at home would be the wisest??