Ya think?
That’s the Catch 22.
We do something to slow the spread and it ends up not being as bad as the dire predictions of what would happen if we didn’t do anything to slow the spread, and then the flubros come along and say ”See, it wasn’t as bad as expected so we didn’t need to shut down after all.”
Not being willing to admit that it wasn’t as bad because of the precautions we took that they’re saying weren’t needed.
You just can’t win with some people.
I took most of the day off away from this thread.
Until there is a cure at scale and/or a vaccine, every declaration of victory will be followed by a disaster.
The second wave will start from a much higher baseline and cause many more hospitalizations and deaths.
Check out this China picture:
People are packed at Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), a jagged range of more than 70 knifelike peaks in eastern China’s Anhui province, after quarantine ban lifted in most parts of China
https://twitter.com/QiZHAI/status/1246632280749039617
Most folks are wearing masks, and it is three months since the outbreak in Wuhan.
I would expect a major new virus break-out in China—but the question is whether we will get to hear about it.