‘Locals only’ was one of the messages scrawled onto a beach in St Ives, Cornwall — Daily Mail, UK
In the U.S., staunch Democrats are giving this evidence of the core of their belief in:
Socialism
Open Borders
Tolerance
and
Globalism
‘You’re not welcome!’: Worried residents tell rich ‘virus refugees’ flocking to the Hamptons, Martha’s Vineyard and Aspen to stay away to stop the spread of coronavirus in their communities
• Wealthy Americans living in populated cities are looking to their second homes in quiet coastal and ski communities to escape the coronavirus outbreak
• Full-time residents in so-called tourist towns fear that visitors will increase exposure to the virus and stretch already limited local resources and hospitals
• Vacation hot spots across the US such as Martha’s Vineyard, Jackson Hole and the Florida Keys have issued pleas for out-of-towners to stay away
— Daily Mail UK / 3/24/20
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But, there’s another side to every story.
Partners Healthcare, the parent company of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, asked [Massachusetts] Gov. Baker to consider whether a ban on travel to both Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket should be considered.
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Baker, during a briefing on Sunday, referenced the concerns on the islands: “We have talked to people on both Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard who say that a lot of people who have second homes there have been going there. We would prefer they not do that, and that they would stay on the mainland and don’t create additional issues for both of those islands at this point in time; they don’t have the same level of service capacity that they typically have in the summer. We continue to work on the strategies that we have with respect to social distancing, and we’re going to continue to adjust those as we see fit.”
The letter came a day after a joint statement was released late Friday by Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Nantucket Cottage Hospital, in which the institutions urged people considering trips to the islands to stay home, off-Island.
“Consider the limitations of our critical-access hospitals during this unprecedented time of pandemic,” the statement read. “For your safety, and to save lives, we strongly advise you to STAY AT HOME. The perception that the Islands are a safe haven is not realistic given the limited number of personnel, critical supplies, and beds. Our system will not be able to handle the large number of infected patients from rapid community spread, which is expected. “For your safety, and to ensure the safety of our medical personnel on the front line,” the hospitals requested the following:
• We are asking you to stay at home.
• For those Island residents, only travel for the absolute necessities, such as food or prescriptions.
• If you come to the Island, you will only strain our limited resources, putting your life and others at risk.
• If you have a summer home here, we are asking you to stay at your home residence [off-Island]. We have limited bed capacity, at 25 at MVH and 14 at NCH, and that is already strained.
• We have limited medical resources here on the Island, and they are dwindling rapidly.
• We will not have enough staff to care for you or your loved ones.
• Our hospitals are virtually locked down to prevent the flow of people through the facility.
• We must act now to prevent any further spread.
