Keisha Lance Bottoms: I Got The Coronavirus!

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms fights two battles. She fights off Governor Brian Kemp and the coronavirus. She tested positive for it.

Atlanta, Georgia is the capital of the state and its largest city. The population of Atlanta is 495,000 residents. It is has one of the largest African American populations. Over 60% of the residents of the city are Black. The Atlanta metropolitan area has a population of 3.3 million.

The mayor of the city is considered a contender for Joe Biden's running mate.

Atlanta's mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is feuding with Georgia's Republican governor Brian Kemp over facial protection. The governor signed off rules that deny mayors of the state's most populated areas from enacting mandatory facial covering during the coronavirus pandemic.

We have over 5 million cases of COVID-19. Over 170,000 Americans have died from the deadly virus. States in the south are experiencing a higher concentration of COVID-19 infections.

Donald J. Trump said that he wants schools, businesses and the economy opened back up despite the risk of infection being spread.

It was also announced that the mayor has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Bottoms said the symptoms are mild. She and her husband have tested positive for the coronavirus.

They thought it was seasonal allergies.

In an appearance on MSNBC, Bottoms said she was "shocked."

"It leaves me a loss for words because I think it really speaks to how contagious this virus is. We've taken all the precautions that you can possibly take. I have no idea when and where we were exposed."

Georgia has experienced an increase in COVID-19 infections and its thanks to the lack of social distancing. Also the protests in regards to Rayshard Brooks and George Floyd could have sparked more infections.

Bottoms is defiant on the mandate and will continue to defy Kemp's executive order.

She said that the safety of her constituents are more important than Kemp and Trump's egos.

"It's my belief that the city of Atlanta still has the appropriate standing to mandate masks," Bottoms said. "Especially as it relates to buildings and places that we own and operate."

She said that other cities have like Athens, Savannah and Columbus issued mandates as well. She said that Kemp decided to go after Atlanta once Trump came to town.

Trump violated the city's order by not wearing a mask in public.

Bottoms also said that  Atlanta schools will not hold in-person classes. She said that schools will be remote and online.

Brian Kemp and Keisha Lance Bottoms are feuding over the handling of a global pandemic.

Walmart, Kroger, CVS, Best Buy, Publix, Food Lion, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Target, Starbucks and Sam's Club will enforce facial masks in their establishments.

Bottoms joins New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in rebuking Trump. They have criticized Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kemp has threatened to sue Atlanta. He said that he alone "leads the State of Georgia in its fight against the worldwide novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic" and adds he has the power "to suspend municipal orders that are contradictory to any state law or to his executive orders."

I guess we are no longer all in this together?

Here's the map.



Here's things to remember about the coronavirus. Revised.

1. Wash your hands frequently. Wash for at least 20 seconds (two Happy Birthday songs).

2. Do not touch your face (mouth, nose and eyes)

3. Cough into your elbow instead of your hands.

4. Keep a safe distance (at least 6 to 10 feet) from individuals. Businesses are now issuing social distancing and will have the right to refuse service if you're not adhering to the guidelines.

5. If you're sick, please stay home. You could spread the disease to others and trust me, you could face legal ramifications if you're sick and you deliberately showing up to work.

6. There is no treatment or cure for the COVID-19.

7. Follow state and federal laws regarding this. Some states have relaxed regulations but that doesn't mean you're fully able to return to normal life. You have to stay vigilant and remind yourself that you can still catch this despite social distancing and safe sanitation practices.

8. Do not hoard items like toilet paper, milk, eggs, bread, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc.

9. Use social media like Facebook Messenger, Meet, Zoom, Google Duo, Skype or social media to connect.

10. COVID-19 can live on surfaces for more than 72 hours. Including steel, plastic and cardboard.

11. A pandemic has no timeline. The coronavirus is new and scientists are trying to figure out how to combat this.

12. COVID-19 doesn't care about borders. The coronavirus spreads from human to human contact. We have no confirmation on how it made it to the United States. Don't believe what Donald J. Trump says about it coming from China. It was detected in China, then Italy and our first confirmed case was in January 2020 in the United States. We probably had thousands of people affected in 2019 and we just didn't know it.

13. If you deliberately infect other individuals, food and first responders, you will be charged with crime. So if people are trying to cough on you, sneeze on you, lick food products, lick toilet seats and refuse to wear masks where its required, they could face criminal charges. This is a controversial issue because some believe the mask isn't protecting them and some don't care about you or your family's health.

Trump continues to not wear a mask when in public.

14. If you have signs of bluish lips or face, inability to wake or stay awake, new confusion, persistent pain in the chest, trouble breathing or blood in cough, call 9-1-1. There are mobile testing sites in your community but always check with a doctor first before getting a test at a public center. Most doctors will not take you openly without facial protection and confirmed symptoms.

15. Not all symptoms of COVID-19 are confirmed or denied. New issues keep showing up. So don't believe everything you've heard. The most common symptoms are noted above. Also please note that asymptomatic individuals are folks who have no symptoms but are spreading. Those are folks who look normal but have it and not showing signs yet.

According to the CDC, there is still not enough information on antibodies for COVID-19 and whether they can prevent someone from getting reinfected. It still recommends that people with a positive antibody test follow recommendations for protecting themselves and others.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19.

Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!

If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.