Hello everybody!
Gosh it's been a while since I last posted. Looks like the whole Blogger format has changed. 😬 I hope I don't goof up doing this post.
I'm still excruciatingly at work on the family history book. However, I took a break and went for the free COVID-19 test here on Oahu and I just had to report on it quickly for my island family and friends.
Hawaii has gone from being one of the safest states with the lowest numbers of COVID-19 to being one of the worst. At one time, there were even mainlanders who were trying to get here because our numbers were so low.
But alas! We also have people here who are disregarding the rules to wear masks, social distance and not hold large gatherings. They were even at City Hall protesting the Lock Down because they felt their civil rights were being infringed. And yes, they didn't feel they needed to wear masks. Now where do you think they're getting that idea from? 😒
So here we are with one of the worst numbers per capita in the country. We even had the surgeon general assisting our state government. Our Health Director, Bruce Anderson and State Epidemiologist, Sarah Park have been removed for ineffectiveness and replaced.
The latest effort is to have Surge Coronavirus Testing. They're trying to get 90,000 tests administered in two weeks. This was the first week. We weren't going to participate at first but then friends told us that it was quite easy and helpful for the state to get better data. So we went.
We registered first at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/ It was very helpful to complete the registration online before going and bringing the printed voucher with us.
We signed up to go to Mililani District Park yesterday.
There's a large field there so lots of social distancing.
There was a trickle of people arriving for the test, but no line.
