It’s been more than 16 weeks since restrictions to combat Covid-19 were initiated. I initially thought we’d be sheltering (and I’d be focusing these daily messages on this) for several weeks, but not this long. And the news this week that the number of new cases is surging suggests it may be longer. Given that, I wonder how long some people can continue to believe that doing the minimum of wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands isn’t the right thing to do. Companies that have reopened are wrestling with that question and are faced with a simple (but seemingly hard) choice: should they care enough to change the course of this virus by enforcing these safety practices, or not. The answer: they (and we) have to. They can really change what’s going on in the world if they do what’s right (and safe). Business leaders really don’t have a choice: it’s the only way to show they care about their employees and customers and communities. Caesar’s Entertainment (the gaming company with the most properties) announced yesterday that they would require all customers to wear masks (they already required employees to wear them). Good for them. It’s what we all have to do to really change the continuing impact of Covid-19 today.
Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939): American activist for children’s rights - she is founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund.
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