Desperate to slow the spread of coronavirus, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced a new curfew intended to decrease person-to-person contacts and new infections.
DeWine said that starting at 10 PM on Thursday, there will be a 21-day statewide overnight curfew from 10 PM until to 5 AM. Bars, restaurants and retail stores will have to close. But there will be exceptions for pharmacies, grocery stores, food delivery, drive-through and pickup service.
Technically, people who violate the curfew could be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by 90 days in jail and a $750 fine. But as he has with other covid-related health orders, DeWine said he he’s not eager to see people charged.
“We do not expect law enforcement to go pull people over because they’re out beyond 10 o’clock,” he said. “But if they’re seeing something going on, this is a way they can walk up and say, ‘Hey guys, you’re here… there’s a curfew. Why don’t you just go home?’”
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Typically when conducting a survey you act as an impartial party. Leading with a question of whether the curfew will amount to a “hill of beans” doesn’t gothe impression of impartiality.
Reducing the hours for people to congregate indoors during colder weather may help people make better decisions, especially when and where alcohol consumption is involved and rational thinking may be impaired. The restrictions alone highlight the increased vigilance each individual should have on how we all play a part in reducing covid transmission and resulting serious symptoms and deaths.