Does the Navajo Nation have a plan for the influx of people, including elders, that will be going to the bordertowns on the first of the month? The people need groceries and supplies. Many Dine get goverment payments on the 1st of the month. These Dine will be flocking to the bordertowns to buy groceries and supplies. There will be many people including elders that go to places like Walmart and T & R. There will be congestion. This is a recipe for disaster. What can we do now to prevent a lot of people getting sick and maybe die? We want to prevent that spike in death. Some American leaders have stated that it's okay for the elders to die because it's better for the economy. ("Coronavirus has Donald Trump and Dan Patrick ready to sacrifice older people")
Dine care for their elders. Our leadership and people can:
- Start radio announcements requiring people to send minimal people to get groceries in the bordertowns, and if possible, urge elders to stay at home.
- Set up roadblocks at the outlets (like Window Rock, Shiprock, Leupp, Dilkon, Cameron) and turn away people who have excess people in the vehicle.
- Make agreements with bordertown businesses (like Walmart) to limit the number of people that go into the store, to periodically wipe down inventory, to require workers to wear gloves and masks, establish a numbering system at the door, urge people to not bunch up at the entrances, provided hand sanitizing or washing stations at the entrances, and refusing people with fevers from entering by checking their temperature using an electric wand thermometer.
- If there is a shortage of police officers to man the roadblocks, then enlist citizen volunteers to assist at the roadblocks.
Stay alive - Stay inside.
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