re: El Paso dropping a curfew on the people

i was about to head there for work and should be there now actually but it got cancelled due to this. illegal immigration is more of an issue in the RGV than it is around El Paso.

El Paso locked down really hard to begin with. I am more convinced that this is their second wave as they locked down so hard the first time that they never had the second wave the rest of the country had in June/July moreso than migration. i had a customer there that was kinda mocking the rest of the state for the much higher jumps we had in the summer while they were still locked down. they had a little spike, but were convinced they avoided it as bad as the rest of the state.

they were just delaying the inevitable.

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How is a judge issuing this order? Response to a complaint brought by ___?

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A County Judge in Texas is like the Parish President in Louisiana.

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Hospitals empty

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My wife's godmother is in town and is from El Paso.

We have a good amount of family there. The hospitals are unfortunately not empty, ICU's in El Paso are at 100% capacity.

It HAS spiked there for whatever reason (illegals).

not sure anyone from bama should be making fun of people living in trailers?????

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not sure anyone from bama should be making fun of people living in trailers

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try keeping up Pedro... even in Bama only the messicans are living 8 families to a trailer...

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Does the Covid only spread between 10p and 5a?

Makes no sense to see curfews with this shite...

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Normally I agree with this but Mexican culture is really big on huge family get togethers, and they like to get at it into the night. The weather is generally nice (relatively speaking) so they get some crowds outside at place. And they love lining up at Chico's tacos.

I can sort of understand the curfew even if I think its not necessary and almost all of the actions are borderline unconstitutional at best

that is because they marry people outside of their family members..
you bama guys have same amount of people in the trailer but just one family cause of your within....

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that is because they marry people outside of their family members.. you bama guys have same amount of people in the trailer but just one family cause of your within....

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Lol, that is so old, does anyone even laugh at it anymore...

Why don't you address the messican issues in El Paso there Pedro?

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El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Sunday night and continuing for two weeks.

"The purpose of the curfew is to limit mobility in the community," Samaniego said in a virtual news conference Sunday night.

He said the test positivity rate and hospitalizations have exploded in recent weeks.

"Currently our hospitals are stretched to capacity," he said.

The county -- which includes the city of El Paso and sits on the southwest border of Texas above Juarez, Mexico -- has seen a 160% increase in positivity rate since October 1 and a 300% increase in hospitalizations, Samaniego said.

Samaniego said that the curfew was put in place instead of another stay-at-home order because officials want to minimize the economic impact on businesses and families.

"The curfew is enough to limit the economic consequences on local businesses by allowing the stores to stay open. We carefully thought about the economic impact if we were to impose a full stay-at-home order like we did at the beginning of this process," he said.

"We know the impact it would have for you not to be able to go to work. So we're going to do everything possible to continue moving towards the balancing of the economy and making sure that we adhere to public health and everything that is required for us to continue our battle against this very insidious virus."

Those who don't comply could face a fine of $500 for not following the order, Samaniego said.

Infections could come from a variety of places
Mayor Dee Margo said that while there hasn't been one single cause for the recent surge, many cases have been attributed to community spread and people letting their guard down.

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On Sunday, the county reported 517 new positive Covid-19 cases for a total of 39,326 confirmed cases, according to the City/County of El Paso Covid-19 website. Three new deaths were also reported, for a total of 575 deaths.

This week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sending two 35-person disaster medical assistance teams and a trauma critical care team to Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott's office said.

The El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center is being converted into an auxiliary hospital with up to 100 beds to add capacity in the area, Samaniego said.

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Does the Covid only spread between 10p and 5a?

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I dunno but apparently it's allergic to grocery stores.