FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Let’s celebrate a gradual re-opening —
and still practice safety
Can we finally see light at
the end of the tunnel?
There are some things
opening up. Stores,
restaurants, state parks, the
City of Somerset Energy Center and the
Pulaski County Courthouse will soon be
open — with certain safeguards and
limitations.
Heck, hopefully in the next few days
I’ll be able to get my corona hair under
control. Fingers crossed.
These are all positive signs. We are
hopeful that we can, at some point, be
back to business as usual.
But just because things are loosening
up a bit, it doesn’t mean the COVID-19
crisis has passed. It hasn’t.
Testing is more prevalent, but
unfortunately a solid treatment plan for
those infected is not. And a vaccine is
further down the road.
So, please, when you are out and
about, be careful.
Social distancing should still be
practiced. I know it’s difficult to see a
By
Jeff Neal
friend or family member out and greet
them with a wave from a few feet away
rather than a handshake, a hug or a pat
on the back. But, for now, that’s the way
we should do things.
And what about these masks? I know
— as Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
said about his infamous fake nose .... “it’s
not very comfortable!”
But, remember, the masks are not for
you ... they’re for the people around you.
One thing we know about this virus
is that you may more readily pass it to
others long before you have symptoms.
So, in reality, we should act in public
like we’re infected even though we’re
probably not.
Wear a mask. Keep your distance from
others as much as possible.
We did a great job in Kentucky
flattening the curve and as a result we’re
much more ready to “open” than other
states who were more lax.
Now let’s step up and use our heads so
we don’t see any kind of a spike with the
gradual re-opening.
If we keep playing it smart through
the steps of re-opening, “normal” will be
at the end of the journey.
Jeff Neal is the editor of the
Commonwealth Journal and In Touch
with Southern Kentucky.
Contact him at [email protected].
Follow him on Twitter at
@jnealCJ.
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