I’ve been on phone calls all day gauging the COVID-19 epidemic in Arizona. Here’s the reality: the virus is literally mutating every second.
Arizona counties don’t have adequate test kits, we don’t have enough cotton swabs for testing, tents will be erected at hospitals and clinics as soon as next week, face masks, gloves, and robes for first-responders and medical providers are almost non-existent.
Why is Governor @dougducey misleading the public? We can’t pray for our federal government to be the only solution. We can pass policies to keep Arizonans healthy, and ALIVE, right now.
Governor @dougducey’s response today, instead of pushing for an immediate relief package, was reprehensible: all he said was donate blood and donate to your food banks.
We have a billion dollar surplus.
We have a billion dollar surplus.
We can pass an immediate budget with relief for health care professionals, workers who are displaced, small businesses who are shutting down, and renters and homeowners who will lose their home if we don’t act.
Also: @dougducey has washed his hands of having to issue statewide direction while local jurisdictions, like County Boards of Supervisors and Health Departments, Mayors & City Councils, Courts & non-profits, have taken steps to protect Arizonans while he looks the other way.
We cannot be complicit. The state is literally misleading the public by saying we have the resources to protect Arizonans. We don’t. Our healthcare systems will soon be overloaded, businesses will shut down, and workers won’t know where to turn.
We can’t dismiss science, and I can’t possibly sit idle as Arizonans wait for action.
Thank you for your feedback on my tweet mentioning the virus mutation. I will be more careful with my words of urgency. Here’s the reality today: Arizona COVID-19 cases are now up to 44; an increase of 17 cases overnight. Our state needs to step in with relief. Stay safe.
