If you had a 100% curfew, 24/7, for 14-30 days, it would accomplish something against the virus. But that is impractical and will cause riots and require enforcement and national guard etc.
Thing that also bugs me here is that in 2009, with the H1N1 virus, there was no panic. No such closures or bans. 1000 people had to die including 100 children before they declared a public emergency. And even then they did not take these drastic steps. Schools did not close. Bars did not close. No curfews that I recall.
They are literally trying to kill the economy, so that even if we can get a handle on this disease in the next 4-8 weeks, the economic consequences will have been dire. It will be too little too late and take a year or two to recover. You can’t just close down all kinds of business, on top of the already tapering of economic activity because people are staying home more out of fear.. and not have drastic consequences on the other end.
There was no end date on this curfew either unless I missed it.
My feelings exactly. In 2009 they may have closed schools for a day or two for cleaning in conformed cases but not for 2 weeks as a precaution with no confirmed cases or even pending results tests cases in the area.
No way I will stay inside for 2-4 weeks unless sick. Stuck inside for weeks with most of the cleaning supplies hoarded seems like a recipe to actually get sick.
I know someone who owns a small commercial building. Two business tenants already said they don’t know if they can make next month’s rent.