Once again Gov. Tom Wolf and state Secretary of Health Rachel Levine have taken steps to curb the spread of covid-19. But once again they are so inconsistent in their decisions that it boggles the imagination.

With the new, tighter gathering limits, capacity at the 15,600-seat Hersheypark Stadium, which hosted the PIAA state football championships, is 780. With approximately 400 people on each side, that is almost as many people as are in a Walmart or Giant Eagle. And that’s inside, standing in line 6 feet from other shoppers and passing them in the aisles. I would feel much safer outdoors in a roomy stadium with more reasonable numbers. You wouldn’t be within 20 feet of anyone else.

But reasonable and rational are not what Wolf and Levine have ever preached. Their job is difficult, but they do things that border on at least stupidity and possibly insanity. They need to start using their heads and stop being so inconsistent.

Here’s an idea how the PIAA could have gotten more fans into Hersheypark Stadium. Levine OK’d a 20,000-car show in Carlisle. So the PIAA should have told fans with Corvettes to drive them to Hershey, and the PIAA could have sold tickets to a “car show.”

Thank goodness Wolf can’t run again. He is a terrible governor. And the next best thing is that Levine may be gone with him. She can go back to being a pediatrician, and the state could get an infectious disease expert on board.

Wayne Herrod

Upper St. Clair

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