Celebrities Implore People to Stay Home to Stop Spread of Coronavirus
March 15, 2020 10:19AM PT
As international locations together with France, Spain and Italy proceed to tighten quarantine measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic, things are moving a bit more slowly in the United States and Canada.
Amid reports of full restaurants and bars, celebrities including George Takei, Kumail Nanjiani, Jeffrey Wright, Padma Lakshi and Debra Messing became frustrated with the slow pace and asked followers to stop going out for anything except essentials. Social media campaigns including #StaytheFHome, #flattenthecurve, #stayhomesavelives and #shutdownnyc are attempting to spread the word about minimizing social contact.
China and other Asian countries were able to put strict lockdowns on their citizens to contain the virus, and all indications are that the measures are starting to show results as the number of cases starts to level off in China.
But despite President Donald Trump declaring a state of emergency on Friday and many large cities enacting bans on large gatherings, most restaurants and movie theaters remain open as the number of cases continues to grow in the U.S. A lack of clear direction from the government, hesitancy to cut off millions of peoples’ incomes and uneven levels of urgency among Americans has made the idea of a nationwide quarantine much more difficult to contemplate.
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Nanjiani urged followers not to pack restaurants and bars.
“„I know this is a weird time, & difficult for many ppl who have jobs in the service industry, but consider not packing bars/restaurants right now. This, right now, is what you can do to stem the spread. Hospitals will get overwhelmed in mere weeks. We can #flattenthecurve.— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) March 14, 2020
Padma Lakshi requested folks to self-quarantine.
Takei begged followers, “Keep house.”
Listed below are extra notable figures who’re calling for staying house to cease the unfold of coronavirus.
“„FYI. Paris Wednesday night was TEEMING with folks as if enterprise as standard. ALL bars, eating places, golf equipment and so on in France shut down as of final evening. #ShutDownNYC? Hell sure. https://t.co/vLjIhWqYnm— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) March 15, 2020
Tim Federle, creator of “Excessive College Musical: The Musical: The Collection” known as on mayors to restrict non-essential areas.
Debra Messing shared a sobering thread from lawyer and pulmonary embolism survivor Susan Henessey with the hashtag #socialdistancing.
