Alabama city hosting Trump rally Saturday declares covid-19 state of emergency

[spanone]

Cullman, Ala., the city where former president Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally Saturday, has declared a state of emergency because of its rising number of covid-19 cases.

The Cullman City Council adopted a resolution Thursday authorizing the use of emergency services “due to the climbing hospitalizations accredited to covid-19 and its variants.” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) declared a covid-19 state of emergency across the state last week, after a surge in coronavirus-related hospitalizations had left 95 percent of Alabama’s ICU beds occupied.

In a letter dated Wednesday, the chief operating officer of Cullman Regional Medical Center requested that the city provide fire/EMT and police services “on-site at the event this weekend” so as not to place an additional burden on hospital staff. The letter also requested a 20-by-40-foot tent, power supply and air conditioning at the rally.

Cullman Regional Medical Center’s latest coronavirus update showed the hospital was treating 53 covid-19-positive patients, with 12 on ventilators. Trump’s rally, hosted by the Alabama Republican Party, is scheduled to take place at York Family Farms in Cullman, which is about 50 miles north of Birmingham. In an email to supporters Friday, the Trump campaign promised an “EPIC Rally in Alabama.”

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[lindysalsagal]

1. There's just no limit to the stupid.

[spanone]

2. There really isn't....they should meet & huddle around TFG and breathe heavily on him.

[tanyev]

3. The rally will only make it worse. The city should cancel it.

[spanone]

5. A superspreader Clustertrump

[magicarpet]

4. Hip.... Hip... A Nazi Fest for Confederate Fascists.

[MFM008]

6. desperate to stay relevant

and in the news.
just desperate sad crazy useless old man.

[East-A-Squared]

7. Delta is ready when they are.

[rurallib]

8. At a minimum I hope the city got the Trumpers to pay up front

or on top of everything else they will get screwed out of big bucks.

[Lovie777]

9. shithole have to gear up the cult for their September 2021 rally back in D.C. ...

[WaterSong1951]

10. Hopefully it will be messy

Have a niece and nephew who attended a concert in Cullman recently- showed walking through mud and complained about the smell of cow doody-hope the slob father’s rally is in the same place

[Elwood P Dowd]

11. There is a good chance of that.

Weather report for Cullman, Alabama on Saturday.......

Showers early then scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. High near 80F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

[marble falls]

12. Again, I do not want anyone to get Covid. BUT, if someone gets sick tomorrow I hope it's 45.