I already read it, including the parts you elected to leave out. They only asked the Feds (FBI & DHS) about the terrorist threat, even though Trump (& Italy) had already banned flights from China on Jan 31. Weak sauce blame shifting. It's a city & state decision to make.CU77 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:59 amBelow is my earlier post. Try to keep up.
CU77 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:24 pmhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.htmlNew Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said canceling or curtailing Mardi Gras was never considered. Federal agencies that are part of planning Mardi Gras every year — including the FBI and Homeland Security — did not raise concerns about the coronavirus, she said.
Just like NYC's non-decisions on their large public events after the flight ban was in place & hot spots were blooming in WA, CA & Italy.
There was little worry during the February festivities about the new virus that had infected a few dozen people in other parts of the country. The city's top health official believed the flu "is far more dangerous right now than the coronavirus," she told the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate newspaper.
Federal officials who walked the parade route with members of her administration were focused on terrorist attacks.
There might have been other factors, too, said Joe Kanter, the state’s medical director for the region that includes New Orleans. The city’s robust cruise industry and many conventions and gatherings were filling New Orleans with visitors just as the coronavirus arrived.
