Massachusetts town approves voluntary LOCKDOWN after dark as fears of incurable mosquito-borne infection grow

Residents in a Massachusetts town are being urged not to leave their homes after dark due to the spread of a deadly mosquito-borne virus. But Public Health Director Rike Sterrett told attendees: 'We don't want to see another human case of EEE this year. Town officials clarified on Facebook: 'This evening the Board of Health met for the first time to be updated by the Director of Public Health since the Town of Oxford, along with 3 bordering communities, were being placed at Critical Risk for EEE or Eastern Equine Encephalitis. A memo published by the Town of Oxford said a family member of the infected, who is hospitalized and 'courageously battling this virus' has reached out to officials several times because 'they want people to be aware this is an extremely serious disease with terrible physical and emotional consequences, regardless if the person manages to live after contracting the virus. To protect yourself against EEE, a public health advisory from the town of Oxford recommends wearing long sleeves and long pants, preventing standing and collecting water, which act as mosquito breeding grounds, applying insect repellent and avoiding peak mosquito hours from dusk until dawn.