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One reader writes a speech for the president urging Americans to put aside their differences and stick to public fitness councils. Also: young people under threat of abuse; The faster Covid control produces musical distraction.
For the editor:
The coronavirus reports that President Trump still still possibly wouldn’t:
American compatriots: Our beloved country, like many other countries, is fighting an invisible enemy, Covid-19. As I speak to you tonight, more than 170,000 people have suffered from this terrible virus in the United States. Millions more have been infected.
The medicine is operating at an accelerated rate to expand a vaccine and treatments. And the progress has been promising, but we haven’t made it yet. Our public fitness officials have told us that until we have a safe vaccine and/or treatment, if we wear masks, practice social estrangement and wash our hands frequently, we can fight the coronavirus.
The time has come to combine as a country. This is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. He’s not a liberal or a conservative. It’s about going back to the way of life we all appreciate. The collective of the circle of family and friends, the games of La Little League, the young people back to class, and all of us, adding and above all the maximum vulnerable, we feel sure that we can resume an overall life. It’s about getting everyone back to normal and getting our economy back on track.
I’ve reconsidered my emotions about masks. I personally advise you to wear a mask when you can’t practice social distance. Do it for yourself, for your loved ones and for your fellow citizens. Let’s do everything we can to put this crisis on.
We have already triumphed over crises and defeated enemies, and we can defeat Covid-19 and we will succeed.
Thank you and night.
(President Trump in a mask. He faints).
Ray Lambert in Middletown, New Jersey.
For the editor:
Re “Children at as a house refugio for caseworkers” (cover, 7 August):
Home visits and face-to-face interviews are indispensable for the precise assessment of the threat of harm to young people reported to the state formula for alleged abuse or neglect. To protect child protection personnel during the pandemic, unions have effectively lobbied in some states to suspend home visits and allow staff to paint from home.
This strategy not only puts young people at risk, but also does not take into account the mental and ethical misery in which staff members delight when they cannot assess well whether the young people reported are at risk.
Instead of eliminating this essential component of the evaluation process, trade unions focus more on ensuring the protective apparatus and protocols necessary for staff to bring this essential component out of their frames safely and effectively.
Mary Ann Forgey, Kingston, New York, is a professor of social paintings at Fordham University.
For the editor:
With respect to “Delay in Covid results” (letter, August four):
I am sorry to be informed of the writer’s disappointing joy in passing Covid’s tests for her and her daughter. I would have gone mad with frustration and anger if I had the same pleasure.
That’s why I sought to describe how others delighted me with Array, especially because I was inspired and even surprised through the answer, from start to finish.
My calls to the Erie County Department of Health and the New York State Department of Health got a reaction after some ringtones through other great and helpful people who scheduled an appointment to me that same afternoon. The verification site itself was easy to locate and professionally controlled, almost without waiting time, and my effects would occur 3 days later, fortunately negative.
I have been very inspired by either exercise and am pleased to have the opportunity to give them the credits they deserve. And still proud to be a New Yorker, especially back then.
Ann Pikoff, Busho, New York.
For the editor:
Re “Is Bach Better in a Harp?”, By Parker Ramsay (Arts Pages, August 15):
Thank you for this glorious and revealing article. It’s a breath of new air for musicians like me, full of terms and musical references like obbligato, “The well-tempered keyboard” and ricercars.
It is a welcome distraction from our daily dose of Covid-19, social estrangement, postal service, voter fraud, power outages and the rest.
Ruth Albert Spencer, New York, is part of city colleges and 92nd Street Y.
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