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The issue is that he doesn't even know what a gradual re-opening looks like. He keeps saying "we're looking at the numbers". Ok, so what is the end game? What is the magic number we need to see to feel that it is safe for reopening? It's like trying to reach a goal that doesn't exist.
Exactly! It doesn't exist because there is no magic number to "reopen" safely. South Korea was a paragon of hope and then it only took one infected person to go to a nightclub and infect 50 other people. Even Wuhan has seen new cases again. This thing is boggling the best scientific minds.
Dr Fauci's testimony at the senate panel gave a chilling warning to reopening. I'm all for slow re-openings in some areas but I'm not optimistic it would produce meaningful results. It would just result in more lockdowns and people getting infected.
There will always be someone that refuses to put on a mask inside a store. Asking people to put on masks or social distance is harder than stop smoking for some people. If a smoker can obey not smoking indoors, why can't people just put the mask on and move on.
What's gonna happen is that many places that re-opened, people will just gradually slip back to their old comfort zone of not hand washing or putting on masks where and when they are supposed to. The worst part is during the summer time people will assume that they didn't get infected and the infection rate will decline in the summer time but those who been infected at this time will have less immediate effects due to getting enough sun and having vitamin D. But once we head back to the fall and winter the virus will strike back with a vengeance. It is very good at hiding in the body.
Amazing parallels in terms of resistance to protective measures by some states and the debate over opening up or locking down and even whether to wear masks or not. Would be nice if people would learn lessons from the past.
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