So physicians and epidemiologists alarmed at rising cases urge @GovNedLamont to shut restaurants, bars, gyms in #Connecticut. He refuses to do so. @PMounds @JoshGeballe 1/ https://www.theday.com/article/20201207/NWS12/201209531
Expert recommends Lamont shut down indoor dining

As Connecticut continues to see rising hospitalizations and deaths linked to COVID-19, an infectious disease physician, who joined Gov. Ned Lamont at

https://www.theday.com/article/20201207/NWS12/201209531
NYC and Rhode Island are acting now. Connecticut dithers. 2/ https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-new-york-city-indoor-dining-20201211-zjytgqyi3fccvnta2emqsen4sm-story.html
New York City will shut down indoor dining, but Gov. Lamont says there are no plans to further...

New York City will halt indoor dining Monday in an effort to curb COVID-19 transmission, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday, adding to a list of states and cities that have announced similar...

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-new-york-city-indoor-dining-20201211-zjytgqyi3fccvnta2emqsen4sm-story.html
Here is the initial petition from doctors, health care workers and public health experts. 3/ https://www.change.org/p/governor-lamont-stop-the-covid-surge-before-ct-icus-fill-up/u/28190154?cs_tk=AtfTFQl8BymQAMc71F8AAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvOp9o50-J-THjzoJX7ohgdc%3D&utm_campaign=3c4cd2f7582b4406b09350b65e1cd53b&utm_content=initial_v0_4_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs
Over 1000 have signed; we will send our petition to Governor Lamont

Since our petition began circulating on November 27, it has been viewed over 50,000 times, and over 1000 of you have signed. Since that time, daily case rates, test positivity rates, hospitalizatio...

https://www.change.org/p/governor-lamont-stop-the-covid-surge-before-ct-icus-fill-up/u/28190154?cs_tk=AtfTFQl8BymQAMc71F8AAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvOp9o50-J-THjzoJX7ohgdc%3D&utm_campaign=3c4cd2f7582b4406b09350b65e1cd53b&utm_content=initial_v0_4_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs
We are worse of then we were in the spring when the Governor acted early. 4/
We're burning up. Cases per 100,000 people range from 50 to over 80 in the past week. 5/
Hospitalizations are up, way up. 6/
What's the threshold Ned? 10%? How many more have to die? end/ https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/coronavirus/cts-covid-19-rate-increases-to-7-percent/2381983/
CT's COVID-19 Rate Increases to 7 Percent

The state of Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate on Friday is 7 percent, Gov. Ned Lamont. This was an increase from Thursday when the state’s coronavirus positivity rate was 6.63 percent. Friday’s...

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/coronavirus/cts-covid-19-rate-increases-to-7-percent/2381983/
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