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50 Solutions for a National Problem ... Is a Problem

A national mask-wearing policy would help.

When you have national problem, allowing 50 states to come up with 50 solutions is a bit crazy. National solutions have helped nations like South Korea, Taiwan and Europe. 

See this NBC News story, Coronavirus spread in Georgia is 'widespread and expanding,' says report on leaked WH warning.

Some governors continue to think that they can "have their cake and eat it too." They want businesses to be back to work -- but, in the case above, he is unwilling to require the wearing of masks in businesses. Really?

It is one thing to have a political philosophy, but when there are physical measuring sticks that will reveal the results of that thinking, it can be dangerous to people's lives and your own political life. 

Time will tell -- Winter is Coming!

Shared earlier, but see my opinion on this in a different venue, Embracing Disaster Mitigation by Wearing a Protective Mask.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.