Rayna Sirken and Megan Miller
Staff Writers
Ever since COVID-19, everyone has been upset that they haven’t been able to leave their homes and hang out with friends. In our area, Governor Tom Wolfe has implemented strict “stay-at-home” orders, but are people actually following the rules?
No, not everyone is practicing social distancing and not everyone is wearing masks as they should, especially when it’s windy. When people don’t wear masks it’s easier for the virus to spread. It is important to note the purpose of the mask: it protects other people. So, when you see someone wearing a mask, you should know that they are doing so to protect you. When you wear a mask, you are protecting others since most people who are infected go through a lengthy period of being asymptomatic.
In the beginning people would do truck meetups but as it got more serious those started to dial down. People have also been meeting across the bridge in Lambertville to watch the sunset. The one time Rayna went with her sister, they stayed in the car because not everyone was practicing social distancing, and most people seemed to be on top of each other.
When people heard that some people in New Hope had tested positive for COVID-19, they started to take things a bit more serious. Many people started to stay home and a number of them got tested as soon as they thought they might have symptoms. This wouldn’t have happened if people just followed the rules by staying at home. If people start to listen to how serious this virus is, they might start doing things to dial it down but if they keep doing what they’re doing there are going to be consequences as the virus is in control until therapies or a vaccine are developed. People are also looking at the statistics for the week and seeing how they keep going down. They are only going to keep going down if people continue to listen to the rules and stay home.
