This might seem weird but a friend said he saw an interview with a former CIA operative who said the pandemic was purposeful and would be over by July of 2021. This friend can spin some tall tales but he might be spot on with this one, he told us this last summer.
Even Leftist governors can see the huge tax revenue shortfalls bearing down on them. Now that Trump is gone, the theater can be suspended until it becomes politically necessary to resume it.