I’m proud to invite the whole Spartan community to join me in an age-old working-class tradition: Rolling up our sleeves and getting it done, no matter how hard things get.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer provided updates on COVID-19 statistics in Michigan, along with Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun. “Unless we get our act together right now, we could be hitting our daily peak of deaths in Michigan come Christmas,” Whitmer said.
Mental Health Awareness Week (MWAH) is a weeklong initiative that the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) started last year, alongside many other student groups, that will continue to bring more ideas and foster greater collaboration throughout campus.
“The context of this virus and what we’re dealing with is very different now from what it was in April. So, taking hospitalizations now, cases now and all of the rest of that now and looking at it with the lens of April is just not a very accurate way to look at it,” Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said.
Careathers' team, which she leads as the center's aquatics specialist, once handled the pool, then summer outdoor dining and now, the East Lansing Mask Ambassadors Program.
Now, the city needs personal cooperation with COVID-19 measures and students to prioritize the community's health over a party. A small sect of MSU students decided parties are more important, which Mayor Aaron Stephens said gives all other students a bad name.
East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens extends state of emergency and downtown mask order.
After conducting 71 PCR tests, Michigan State athletics found four positive tests among their student-athletes.
"It’s our collective responsibility to ensure the safety of our community, especially for those who plan to travel or return home for Thanksgiving," MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said in the email. "COVID-19 is on the rise in Michigan and the state has recorded a record number of positive cases due, in part, to small indoor gatherings without face coverings."
“Vote, please vote,” Vail said. “No matter which side of that you are on, science says that social distancing, trying not to be in large indoor crowds, wearing masks if you are in those indoor areas as well, face coverings as well as maintaining that social distancing is going to mitigate risks to a large extent.”
Michigan State secured a 27-24 victory over the University of Michigan, and hundreds took to the streets to celebrate in Spartan fashion: couch burning. This led to 24 separate fires in the city of East Lansing.
All dine-in food service establishments are now required to maintain accurate records of the names and phone numbers of patrons who purchase food for consumption on the premises, along with the date and time of entry.
There have been triumphs and tribulations for everyone during this time and everyone had unique experiences in regard to their dating lives. Dating during a pandemic put Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" into a new perspective.
Based on the health department's observations and previous citations under prior orders, Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said stricter gathering limits are necessary.
“We politicized viruses, we politicized mask wearing. Our president has clearly not been pleased with our governor and the president also is rather reckless with regard to COVID and COVID precautions that are recommended broadly across the public health community as well as amongst the scientific community,” Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said.
The pandemic may have limited religious groups from providing a typical sense of community but these groups are coming up with creative solutions during stressful times.
Whether voting early or going to the polls, East Lansing city officials recommend numerous ways to vote safely this election amid a global pandemic.
“MSU remains committed to working with our partners across Grand River and within our community to limit the spread of COVID-19. Together, we are urging Spartans near and far to cheer safely and follow all public health guidelines on game day and every day," MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said in the release.
MDHHS said in the statement that the greatest way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the holidays is to remain home and not venture out to get-togethers.
Whitmer also warned against believing in herd immunity when fighting the coronavirus, calling it inhumane.