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Wednesday 13 January 2021
As pandemic worsens, most U.S. states resist restrictions

Continued from Front restaurants to takeout and
delivery and shuttered hair
Governors in other hot salons and gyms.
spots, including Texas, California's COVID-19
have expressed similar sen- death toll reached 30,000
timents, while other states on Monday. Hospitals in Los
are loosening restrictions Angeles are so swamped
even as the U.S. death that patients on gurneys are
toll closes in on 380,000 being treated in gift shops
and cases top 22.7 million. and parking lots. Officials
Deaths nationwide are run- started urging people to
ning at more than 3,200 a wear masks even at home
day on average. if they go outside regularly
Minnesota allowed in-per- and live with someone eld-
son dining to resume this erly or otherwise at high risk.
week, and Michigan is set Anger over the restrictions
to do the same Friday. Ne- has led to a recall move-
vada's rules are set to ex- ment against Democratic
pire Friday. Gov. Gavin Newsom that
Even in states with strict has nearly gathered the 1.5
measures in place, such as million signatures needed
California, people are flout- to put his career to a vote.
ing the rules. On Monday, Some Californians are es-
as intensive care units in In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, file photo, Florence Mullins, 89, sits in a chair as a family member caping by heading to
Southern California found holds her place in a long line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Fair Park in Dallas. neighboring Arizona, where
Associated Press
themselves jammed with they can eat and drink at
patients, people packed the Centers for the Disease by fear of production de- mal any time soon. Vacci- bars and restaurants.
beaches in San Diego to Control and Prevention, a lays, but officials said they nating enough Americans Bartender Raul Amaya,
see this week's high surf, slow rollout for a campaign are now confident the sup- to stop the virus could take who works at Carly's Bistro
many standing less than 6 that will have to inoculate ply will be there. well into the second half of in Phoenix, said he is grate-
feet apart with no masks. perhaps 85% percent of the The Trump administration 2021, by some estimates. ful for the business since it
Other Americans have ig- population, or close to 300 also asked states to imme- "We're at a really critical keeps him employed. Eve-
nored the rules as well. U.S. million people, to conquer diately start vaccinating point right now," said Dr. ryone, he said, needs a
tourists flocked to Mexico's the outbreak. other groups lower down Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, break. ""I think every time
Caribbean coast over On Tuesday, the Trump ad- the priority scale, includ- head of epidemiology at there has been a closure in
Christmas and New Year's, ministration announced ing the estimated 54 million the University of California, different states, a lot more
while thousands of Univer- plans to speed things up by Americans 65 and older, San Francisco. "On the one influx of different people
sity of Alabama football releasing practically twice as well as younger people hand, it is clear with vac- from different states has
fans crowded into bars as much vaccine, instead with certain health prob- cines that we have light at come in," he said. "The only
Monday night to cele- of holding large quanti- lems. Several states had al- the end of the tunnel, but it reason I've noticed it is they
brate the school's national ties in reserve to make sure ready begun offering shots is also pretty clear it's going want a drink and we have
championship. More than that people received the to senior citizens over the to be a pretty long tunnel." to ask for ID from every-
9.3 million Americans have required second dose on past few days. California is an outlier, with body. So, I was like 'Oh, this
received their first shot of time. The practice of hold- But experts warn that life is a strict lockdown in most of is a lot of California or Ne-
the vaccine, according to ing back doses was spurred unlikely to get back to nor- the state that has limited vada IDs.'"q

Top military leaders remind troops of limits of free speech

issued a written reminder the constitutional process. vestigating whether current
to all service members It comes as law enforce- and retired members of the
Tuesday that the deadly ment agencies attempt to armed forces were part
insurrection at the Capi- determine the full extent of a "seditious conspiracy"
tol last week was an anti- of criminal activity at the against the government.
democratic, criminal act, Capitol and to discover "We witnessed actions in-
and that the right to free the extent of participation side the Capitol building
speech gives no one the by current or past military that were inconsistent with
right to commit violence. members. the rule of law," the memo
A memo signed by all mem- It has already been estab- said. "The rights of freedom
bers of the Joint Chiefs of lished that some military of speech and assembly
Staff also reminded military veterans participated in the do not give anyone the
members that Joe Biden riots at the Capitol, but the right to resort to violence,
was duly elected as the extent of any active-duty sedition and insurrection.
next president and will be involvement has not been "As service members, we
A member of the military stands guard outside Russell Senate sworn in to office on Jan. established. Sen. Tammy must embody the values
Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 20. The memo was unusual Duckworth, an Iraq war and ideals of the nation.
2021, in response to supporters of President Donald Trump who in that the military leader- veteran, on Monday wrote We support and defend
stormed the U.S. Capitol. ship, including Gen. Mark to the Defense Department the Constitution. Any act
Associated Press Milley, chairman of the requesting that its criminal to disrupt the Constitutional
By ROBERT BURNS worry about renewed vio- Joint Chiefs, felt compelled investigative organizations process is not only against
AP National Security Writer lence on Inauguration Day, to remind service members cooperate with the FBI and our traditions, values and
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the military's top leaders that it is wrong to disrupt the U.S. Capitol Police in in- oath; it is against the law."q