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The city of College Park enacted a citywide curfew for 14 days as part of its efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The College Park curfew is daily from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. It expires the morning of April 8, 2020. College Park is in Clayton County, which has enacted a lockdown until April 12.
College Park Curfew: Everything You Need To Know
“This directive is not meant to be punitive,” stated College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom. “It is strictly meant to allow us to manage this issue as properly as we can.”
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Activities that are excluded include all those deemed necessary for “essential services.” People are also still allowed to do things such as:
- Go grocery shopping
- Get medical services
- Go to the bank
- Do their laundry
- Go to and from work
Read the emergency ordinance HERE
College Park city council also wants to remind citizens that individuals are still encouraged to maintain social distancing of at least six feet while in the presence of two or people.
“We definitely need to shut it down, but the difficult thing will be regulating the parks,” stated Ward II Councilman Derick Taylor. “Even when we shut those parks down, we have to trust that people will do the right thing for their families.”
When Does The College Park Curfew End?
The College Park curfew ends after the 14-day period marked by the morning of April 8, 2020, according to the city ordinance.
The Brady and Phoenix Trails are not included in the ordinance, the city said.
The College Park curfew is similar to one enacted in East Point as well as Atlanta.
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. More definitive advice on health, please visit CDC.gov. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
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Holed up in her Atlanta mansion, rapper Cardi B has been sharing updates about her self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many celebrities have gone silent about the pandemic, but not Cardi!
The entertainer recently posted a video in which she makes some good points on the mixed messages that the general public is getting concerning COVID-19.
Cardi B: People Are Getting Mixed Messages On COVID-19
If #45 is getting on a podium and saying, ‘Hey listen, if you do not have any symptoms … do not get tested, because we do not have enough tests to test everybody … but if a celebrity is saying, ‘I don’t have no symptoms … and I’m positive for coronavirus,’ that causes confusion,” she said on her IG.
That causes people to say, ‘Wait a minute now, I don’t have no symptoms but I know I went out that day. I might just have it … I”m scared because I’m around my kid, I’m around my grandparents … I might just have it. What should I do?” she said.
She also highlighted the major class lines around COVID-19 that nobody is really talking about.
“The general public, people who work regular jobs, the middle class, the poor …they’re not getting treated like the high — the ones that are up here (she raises her hand), the celebrities and everything — they’re not getting tested for coronavirus [especially not] the next day.”
Another hypocritical thing Cardi B brings out is that, if you’re under 30 and have a cold, helath professinoals are saying that if you don’t have that cold – or similar symptom — for eight days, they won’t test you.
“If you’re positive, they will tell you to quarantine in your home and don’t come back to the hospital] untli your temperature is 100-something degrees,” she says.
Cardi says she doesn’t feel that’s right. Also a lot of people live in close quarters and can’t
“If you’re sending me home and I have the coronavirus, I”m most likely going to give it to my spouse, my kids, anybody that’s around me.”
She also touches on the fact that celebrities have the money to pay for a COVID-19 test, but regular people don’t. So what’s the solution she says?
“I feel like the government should .. charge that [S..] to the game.”
What do you think? Do you agree with Cardi B?
Watch the video below:
Cardi B calls out celebrities & the government:
“If [Trump] is saying ‘if you don’t have any symptoms of the Coronavirus do not get tested because we don’t have enough tests’ but a celebrity is saying ‘I don’t have symptoms but I got tested & I’m positive’ that causes confusion” pic.twitter.com/VgKFqIBH8h
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 25, 2020
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Onlin
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Waffle House has closed 419 of its restaurants across the nation, the eatery said this week. The Atlanta-based restaurant has not said why it took the actions, but it could be due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed large swaths of the U.S. economy.
Many restaurants, including Waffle House, have had to go to takeout orders only as the virus continues to spread across the nation.
On the Waffle House official Twitter account, the eatery posted a map that showed where the closings took place. Here’s where the restaurants stand so far:
- 365 Waffle Houses closed
- 1,627 Waffle Houses still open
In the Atlanta area, it’s a good idea to call your local Waffle House to see if it’s open.
#WaffleHouseIndexRed: 365 Waffle House restaurants closed. 1,627 open. pic.twitter.com/DhPtcI0Byd
— Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) March 24, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency uses Waffle House to gauge how bad a natural disaster has affected the area.
What Is The Waffle House Index?
It’s been called the “Waffle House Index.”
A FEMA official was quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying that if the local Waffle House is closed, you know “it’s bad.”
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Online
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Who needs to buy a ticket to a concert when music artists are entertaining for free (mostly) these days? A number of top acts have live-streamed music performances amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown taking place.
Major artists like John Legend, Erykah Badu and D-Nice have all treated fans to some of the best music they’ve heard in years. Here are the best of the best performances:
Babyface Verzuz Teddy Riley
Usher
King Usher on IG live just casually singing whatever the people ask like it’s nothing 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eo9V2IgrBw
— Juice (@OJTheKing) April 7, 2020
Mya
Mya is on live singing down. pic.twitter.com/Z1QmRLAe06
— MAISON GORDON GARTRELL. (@_mothers_) April 7, 2020
K-Ci Hailey
View this post on InstagramJohn Legend
View this post on InstagramErykah Badu
D-Nice
For D-Nice’s set, which commenced over a two-day period, celebrities like Rihanna, Michelle Obama, Lenny Kravitz, Chaka Khan, MC Lyte, Hally Berry and Alicia Keys were all tuned in and cheering.
Black Girls Rock
View this post on InstagramSo as you can see, #clubquarantine is a real thing during these times and it matters that music can bring us together, if even for a short while.
Know any other artists that have live-streamed on IG or some other platform? Let us know in the comments.
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Online
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is doing her best to navigate the concerns of the South’s largest city in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic.
On late Monday, she tweeted that she was closing down much of the city while still allowing essential services to carry on. her executive order came on the heels of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s similar order only affecting the “medically fragile.”
“Thank you @BrianKempGA for the updated state guidelines,” Lance Bottoms wrote. “Based upon our density & specific needs/concerns in Atlanta, I’ve signed a 14 day Stay at Home Order. As of now, this does not include essential businesses, parks,@AtlantaBeltLine & restaurants serving takeout.”
She says one of the city’s most popular landmarks has been identified by health officials as a place that needs to close down to stem the virus.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Will Atlanta Close The Beltline?
State and federal health officials have advised the public to practice “social distancing,” which includes staying at least 4 to 6 feet away from the next person.
Lance Bottoms says rather than shut down the Beltline, she wants Atlantans to use common sense while taking the current health advice to heart.
Here’s what she tweeted:
“Our public health partners haven’t recommended closure. However, while enjoying our parks & the trail, please exercise social distancing & remain at least 6ft apart. A good time to explore less congested portions of the trail.”
Lance Bottoms has taken a number of strong steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Atlanta, including:
- A two-week telework policy for City of Atlanta workers
- A moratorium on water cutoffs for people in the city
- A school system shutdown
“We just want to be as careful as possible,” she told NBC News.
The White House Coronavirus Task Force has recommended that people limit gatherings to 10 or less amid the pandemic.
Separately, after Kemp issued a stay-at-home order for the “medically fragile,” many people tweeted Lance Bottoms to get him to issue the order state-wide.
Many Republican governors are taking cues from the Administration and beginning to signal eases to the stay-at-home orders so that the economy can get back up and running.
White House: Pandemic Could Last Deep Into Summer
President Trump originally said the outbreak could stretch into “July, August” and well into the summer, dampening plans for millions of people looking forward to events.
He was also asked whether a national quarantine was something officials were considering, and he said, that regionally this was a thought, but not for the whole country.
More recently, Trump has posited that the lockdown should go on for “weeks” and not “months.”
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
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Effective Monday, March 23, public gatherings of 10 or more people in DeKalb County are prohibited, according to a state of emergency order issued by the county’s chief executive.
The order means that DeKalb residents are being asked to adhere to a voluntary curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. not unlike a handful of major cities in the United States.
DeKalb Curfew: Everything You Need To Know
DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond issued the order in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to spread in Georgia.
“All employers and businesses that remain open to the public must take steps to restrict in person contact and maintain a distance of six feet between individuals in the establishment,” the order says.
Thurmond also issued a “shelter in place” order on March 27, which is an update to its emergency order.
DeKalb Issues Shelter-In-Place Order
The DeKalb shelter in place went into effect Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m.
Read more: East Point, College Park Issue Stay At Home Orders
DeKalb says the following jobs are considered “frontline work force,” and basically essential:
- Police
- Fire
- Sheriff
- Watershed
- Sanitation
- 911
- Medical Examiner
- Roads & Drainage
- Senior Center Food Services
- Parks
- DeKalb-Peachtree Airport
The measure by DeKalb came the same day that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a “shelter in place” order for all those who are “medically fragile.”
Governor Kemp issued an executive order calling for the closing of the state’s bars and nightclubs, banning gatherings of 10 or more people. #COVID19 @GovKemp pic.twitter.com/5B33xTZGTR
— Ｔｅｒｒｅｌｌ Ｓａｎｄｅｆｕｒ (@TerrellSandefur) March 23, 2020
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
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If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. It infects the rich, the poor, the layperson as well as the celebrity.
Rich and famous people have been coming down with coronavirus in astonishing numbers since mid-March, when the numbers began to escalate in the United States.
All The Celebrities With Coronavirus
Here are some celebrities who have tested positive for coronavirus:
CNN News Anchor Brooke Baldwin
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced on Friday that she tested positive for coronavirus.
"I am OKAY," Baldwin said in an Instagram post. "It came on suddenly yesterday afternoon. Chills, aches, fever." https://t.co/tF6kWKBaRs
— CNN (@CNN) April 3, 2020
YNW Melly
View this post on InstagramCNN News Anchor Chris Cuomo
.@ChrisCuomo shares the details of his symptoms and some good news as he fights coronavirus from his basement. pic.twitter.com/wF6zlN9Yay
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) April 2, 2020
Atlanta’s DJ Stormy has pneumonia and is being tested for COVID-19. The results are pending…
DJ Stormy
Starface
Just talked to my close homie Scarface @brothermob of the Geto Boys.. He’s positive with the Virus. He’s doing well but has been through hell.. God Bless him. Get well my brother! 🙏💥🤛🏽 pic.twitter.com/9zqPPe2XIB
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) March 27, 2020
Doris Burke
Full episode with Doris Burke: https://t.co/1b3QI0qnuj pic.twitter.com/w8PEHOi937
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 27, 2020
Karl-Anthony Towns
The Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player’s mother is in a coma after being infected with coronavirus.
Emotional Karl-Anthony Towns reveals mother is diagnosed with Coronavirus is in a coma on a ventilator.
Prayers up for the KAT family. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/uQjOvZVlPJ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 25, 2020
Slim Thug
Slim Thug done caught the Coronavirus. Prayers up 🙏 pic.twitter.com/n8f6dU7U46
— DatPiff (@DatPiff) March 24, 2020
“I feel good,” Houston rapper Slim Thug says in an IG video. He says he “stayed in my truck, mask, gloves, everything” and still tested positive for COVID-19. He asks that we all take this pandemic serious. “it’s real out here, coronavirus.”
Idris Elba & Sabrina Dhowre Elba
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 17, 2020
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 17, 2020
Rudy Gobert
I do feel bad Rudy Gobert is viewed as Patient Zero in the #NBA, considering no one actually has a clue where he picked up the coronavirus. For all we know, he got it from Donovan Mitchell, versus the alternative. We’re all clueless on this thing. pic.twitter.com/QNYu2mBiSg
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) March 15, 2020
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell thanked those who have supported him since he tested positive for the coronavirus.
(via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/gPDF79cNfR
— ESPN (@espn) March 14, 2020
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim gives an update on his Coronavirus diagnosis. pic.twitter.com/vDVdnydCa3
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 22, 2020
Other Celebrities That Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus
- Kevin Durant
- Rand Paul
- Charlotte Lawrence
- Andy Cohen
- Olga Kurylenko
- Christian Wood
- Sean Payton
- Marcus Smart
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Online
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Delta Air Lines and other airlines are further adjusting their change policies due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Delta Extends Free Flight Changes To End Of Year
“We’re extending any Delta ticket for travel in March or April that is set to expire before June 30, 2020, to permit travel until December 31, 2020,” Delta says on its website.
“You can rebook and fly with these tickets until the end of this year.”
The airlines are trying to cope with travel plans that have been in disarray as the nation and much of the world adjusts to the new normal due to COVID-19.
Delta says that before you travel, passengers should check with the airport of origin and destination to make sure they know the local safety and security protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.
See other airlines flight change policies
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Online
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Childish Gambino is back with new music! Music artist, actor and former Stone Mountain resident Donald Glover dropped a new album late Saturday, March 21.
The music came seven days before a tease he released, just what we need to enjoy our “social distancing.”
Glover, who stars in the FX series Atlanta, is a huge music star with hits like This is America, Feels Like Summer, Redbone.
Donald Glover Presents: Listen To New Album Here
Listen to the new Childish Gambino album HERE.
The track list includes just two named tracks
- Algorythm
- Time
The rest of the songs are untitled tracks distinguished only by their time limits.
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It took a few days but Google has come through with a coronavirus website, just as President Trump said they would. Of course, we know how that really went.
Anyhoo, Google’s COVID-19 website features a clean interface with everything you’d want to know about coronavirus and insights about the spread of the illness.
Google Launches Coronavirus Website
COVID-19 first made headlines in December as Chinese doctors in Wuhan reported a string of cases. Just one month later, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency.
Here’s what Google’s COVID-19 website shows you:
- Distance learning resources for schools and educators
- Teach From Home tools for teachers
- Remote job opportunities
The site has a lot more information as well, but what it really does is help people follow authoritative public health guidance and locate appropriate health services.
They are especially highlighting the CDC’s recommendations about social distancing and other things.
Atlanta, like much of the world, has been irreparably affected by COVID-19. But there are people out there still helping.
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Online
