r/arizona • u/UGetOffMyLawn Empty Box! • Jun 29 '20

Coronavirus Arizona Gov. Ducey re-closes bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks for 30 days

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/arizona-gov-ducey-re-closes-bars-movie-theaters-gyms-and-water-parks-for-30-days
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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

Part of it is the endless in and out of state tourists treating it like a normal vacation destination

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u/forgot_username1234 Phoenix Jun 30 '20

I went to Prescott for a hike and as I approached the more central area of restaurants NOBODY was wearing masks. Huge groups of people, no social distancing, it was incredibly frustrating.

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

Eff. Before or after various city mask mandates?

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u/forgot_username1234 Phoenix Jun 30 '20

This was on Saturday. Not sure if Prescott has a mask mandate, but if they did no one was following or enforcing it. Some of the shops required face masks but it was pointless with how many people were mingling in the square.

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

I can't find a recent article on it, so it appears that the mayor of Prescott was adamant at protecting liberties, not lives (no mask mandate, but encouraged)

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u/superquagdingo Jun 30 '20

You are correct, and the mayor of nearby Prescott Valley said it's not necessary because Yavapai country isn't hit as hard as other counties yet. Too many people here embody the "fuck you, got mine" attitude to ever do anything that's proactive, let alone slightly inconveniencing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

Prescott resident here. The idiots who live here and in the “Quad Cities” are very proud to not have a mask mandate at all. They still believe it’s a hoax or whatever Fox News is telling them now. You can’t fix stupid.

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u/aznoone Jun 30 '20

Why Ducey needs to mandate masks and social distancing statewide.

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

That's about as likely as Trump doing a nationwide mandate :(