Community react to Imperial County moving to stage two
EL CENTRO. Calif (KYMA, KECY) - Imperial County is officially moving to stage two high risk, the county has never entered this stage. Last time they were at stage two low risk so this is new for the county and the people.
Community members had mixed reactions regarding the news.
“I can’t really say whether it's better for them to open or not open because to be waiting in line in the sun, for everything you have to wait outside and either way people are still going out and seeing each other you know I think it’s better for everything to open up with safety measures of course because we can’t keep doing this earlier today I saw a lady on a walker waiting outside and to be in this heat it isn’t ok,” said Carmen Marquez, Imperial County Resident.
“I think it’s kind of good, I think it’s good because there are some places people need to go in and businesses need to open to get the money going ya know?,” said Alan, Imperial County Resident.
Imperial County’s unemployment rate is currently at 26.8 percent.
Most of the jobs that were lost were local non government jobs.
“It’s pretty good actually, that everything is turning back around businesses are opening that means more opportunity, more hiring, people will get back their jobs and everything.”
For some, fear of contracting the virus outweighs everything else.
“But going to restaurants or gyms I think it’s a little bit soon for that because being in a close space, where there is even a small gathering it can be contagious so I’m reluctant to start going to any closed place like restaurants even going to the market I have to be very considerate,” said > Mayra Alvarez, Imperial County Resident.
