AOC's office is STILL recommending social distancing trends now
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office is still preaching social distancing restrictions, according to an automated phone message to her Washington, DC office.
Nine months removed from statements from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) putting an end to such measures, the warning is blatantly outdated - and is already causing a stir among reps.
As of Sunday, those looking to leave a comment, inquiry, or suggestion with the 33-year-old's office are still greeted with the months-old phone message.
In it, an unspecified male staffer employed by the fourth-year Bronx representative touts how social distancing 'is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.'
Not mentioned in the recording is how the CDC dropped its six-feet distancing requirement last August, bolstered by an assertion from the WHO last month that the COVID-19 pandemic was no longer a global health emergency.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office is still preaching social distancing restrictions, according to an automated phone message to her Washington, DC office
It comes as President Biden last year sensationally declared the US outbreak of the coronavirus to be fully under control, claiming in September that 'the pandemic is over'. The president's stance has been shared by several notable agencies including the CDC and WHO
'Thank you for calling the office of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,' the greeting, which comes after callers select 'English' out of two provided language prompts, begins.
'Federal, state and local officials have advised that social distancing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
'As such, staff in the congresswoman’s DC and district offices will shortly begin telecommuting,' the recorded greeting continues.
'Meetings and other business will be conducted by phone or video. Thank you for your understanding.'
The former bartender's office did not immediately respond to a Sunday query from DailyMail.com asking why the pre-recorded message has yet to be changed, despite distancing being nixed from the stipulations aired by several respected agencies.
Along with the aforementioned groups, President Biden last year sensationally declared the US outbreak of the coronavirus was now fully under control, saying in a September 60 Minutes' appearance that 'the pandemic is over.'
At the time, the president conceded: 'We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lot of work on it... But the pandemic is over.'
Earlier this month, Biden approved legislation that made good on that assertion by officially declaring the country's COVID-19 emergency to be at an end.
Enacted by former President Donald Trump in March 2020 to add to the executive branch’s ability to allocate funds to combat the spread, it had been in place for more than three years, as nearly 7million lives were and are still being claimed by the virus.
The symbolic decision came as both cases and deaths for months have been on the decline, as an increasing amount of adults obtain some level of immunity to the virus from either vaccinations, prior infections - or both.
It was predated by an official assertion from the WHO director general himself days days earlier, in which disease official Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus proudly proclaimed that 'life has been allowed to return to normal.'
