Letter to the Editor

Editor:

I cannot concur with any action that relaxes the current restrictions on communal activities at Leisure World, Seal Beach. With Christmas and New Year’s coming and the infection and death rates climbing further, we would only be welcoming an absolute disaster in our midst.

Consider the following: The three requirements for virus suppression are 1) wear a medically certified mask over your nose); 2) keep a 6-foot distance from others, even if they are wearing a mask and certainly avoid anyone not wearing one; and 3) sanitize your hands frequently. All three must apply as soon as you leave your home.

Although many of us conscientiously abide by the above, many of us do not. This is the behavior I have observed: no mask, mask in pocket, mask in hand, mask around and mask under nose.

These are the excuses I’ve heard: I’ll put it on when I need it; I’m exercising; I’m out in the open air; and I’m riding a bike or in my golf cart (not realizing your breath is immediately carried over to the sidewalk by the very wind vortices you are creating).

I firmly believe we are simply not ready to take the action proposed. I only ask that we improve our current performance and delay relaxing our current measures until February, when the actual outcomes of the holiday transmissions are known. Otherwise, we may well be opening ourselves to an unimaginable tragedy.

Stan Brinton Mutual 3