I’m not sure exactly why your comment means, but I am certainly concerned that opening up these 3 states to soon may cause a new spike in serious infections. Florida’s governor just opened up the beaches with the statement that people should maintain adequate social distancing. Here is a link showing people at the Florida beaches, presumably today. I like to go to the Assatigue Island beach near Chincoteague, VA, but you can park at the farthest north parking lot at the north end of the lot and just head north on the beach to an area with a whole lot of social distance. In fact if you walk far enough north, people run the danger of being surprised by a beach patrol driving by and catching one skinny dipping or nude sunbathing.
It will be interesting to see how the society responds to any phased returns to “normalcy” because that may not just happen spontaneously.
The other side of the freedom coin is the freedom to abstain from participation. Let’s say for sake of argument the state governors relent, they drop most of the restrictions, and society is told “go back to status quo, just try to maintain some social distance and wash your hands frequently.”
Okay, so what does each individual then choose to do? Would everyone feel equally unrestrained about going back to their former routines? Would every business open up? What if a pub or restaurant business have lost available staff. What if the owner himself doesn’t want to risk opening up (in a larger city that might be the case perhaps). What if the patronage after “return to normalcy” is then 30% or 50% or whatever, of the previous rate?
These are imponderables that will be the sum of millions of individual decisions. Older people who managed to escape the pandemic so far may think their luck might not last forever and might wait for a while to see how things look after a few weeks or even months.
It could all work out really well, I hope in fact it does. But I wouldn’t count on anything with so many unknowns in play. I am not even that sure we have seen the one and only release of this toxin either, if we assume this may not be the natural event the “authorities” assure us that it is.
Maybe the plan is to lure people out into a sort of phase two virus ambush. I for one will be watching carefully if there is a widespread re-opening. I don’t trust anyone’s actions, intentions or potential to do harm, in this current situation. The election is not until November — that’s all I’m saying, read between the lines. And be careful.