I absolutely agree and can’t wrap my head around that sort of thinking. It reminds me of Walmart going from a 24/7 operation to having 7-8:30 hours. By having fewer hours that you are opened, wouldn’t that create the likelihood of larger groups shopping at the same time?
In the case of Walmart it makes some sense because they need time to restock (and in this instance particularly to sanitize) their shelves.
They’ve been trending in this direction, away from 24 hours, for some time.
The last day the city run gym was open (March 16th), attendance was sparse and it was the same old, same old early morning older folks keeping a respectable distance and cleaning up after themselves.
The very next day, the same administration which thought it so important to close down the gyms, went ahead with three special elections because they thought there was a chance of flipping three GOP seats up for special election. They didn't flip even one.