The importance of taking warnings seriously

Federal officials are increasingly worried that young people are not taking seriously enough the need to obey social distancing guidelines.  And the intimation–or outright warning–is that unless all segments of the U-S take the threat seriously, the numbers are going to increase.  In South Carolina, the Department of Health and Environmental Control tracks the numbers of deaths and confirmed cases and makes a public report each day.  It is a report to which 101.7/WGOG subscribes and re-transmits as soon as possible.  That report usually arrived some time during the 4 o’clock hour in the afternoon.  Once received and processed, we’ll broadcast the report on the 5 news and place it on our website and, if necessary, post to our Facebook page.