[BizPakReview] Wisconsin state agency tells employees to wear masks during Zoom calls, even if home alone. State workers urged to set safety example for others.
A Wisconsin official ordered employees to wear face masks when they're teleconferencing;even when they're at home alone and at zero risk of contracting or spreading the coronavirus.
Natural Resources spokeswoman Megan Sheridan told McClatchy News that employees wearing masks while video conferencing sends a visual reminder to external partners that they're adhering to safe practices.
Preston Cole is the secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Cole was appointed to the position in 2018 by Democrat Governor Tony Evers.
Cole has a bachelor's degree in forest management from the University of Missouri. He previously was a parks superintendent in St. Louis. But now he's a self-anointed coronavirus expert.
In a laughable July 31 email, Cole urged his employees to wear face masks on video conferences even when nobody else is around at home. This defies logic and science.
"And a condom. Just in case"
Republican Wisconsin state representative Joe Sanfelippo rubbished Preston Cole's suggestion, saying it’s epically stupid to wear masks at home alone.
He said it’s typical of Democrats to promote empty gestures rather than make useful suggestions that actually help people.
"I’m more inclined to support things that actually do help, as opposed to just putting on an appearance of helping," Sanfelippo said.Republican Wisconsin state representative Joe Sanfelippo rubbished Preston Cole's suggestion, saying it’s epically stupid to wear masks at home alone.
He said it’s typical of Democrats to promote empty gestures rather than make useful suggestions that actually help people.
"I’m more inclined to support things that actually do help, as opposed to just putting on an appearance of helping," Sanfelippo said.
A new poll finds that the average American thinks 9% of the U.S. population has died from coronavirus.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 7, 2020
That's 30 million people.
The actual number is 160k.
Gee, I wonder why everyone is so hysterical? pic.twitter.com/rxXK04fOCP
We have a family member that has worked there for some 30 years. Sent a message this morning to confirm. DNR more scared of the virus or being caught not virtue signaling at the right time?