That is tough. I guess it might give time for more fine restoration work, but that's a small consolation.

Gathering to pray and give money to the magical sky wizard is still okay though.

It's still okay to gather to pray and give money to the magical sky wizard though.

How are museums "risky?" There's very little conversation, crowd size can be controlled, and social distancing is the norm.

@6 - Exactly

@6:

Sure, but if you give them a pass all sorts of other venues with greater risk for spreading the virus are going to clamor for exceptions as well.

@4:

I'm pretty sure we covered all this ad-nauseum back in March or April when you-all asked the same question. But, since most of you and your ilk have the attention spans of amoebae, here's a recap: he has authority under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”, this includes the management of disasters or emergencies, such as a global pandemic. The specific powers granted him are enumerated in the Revised Code of Washington, 43.06.220.

@8: What other venues can serve their purpose by limiting x number of people to view x number of objects in a socially distanced setting wearing masks?