one hundred per million is a rounding error. They point of the lockdown never was to impact the total numbers it was to “flatten the curve” so health care did not get overwhelmed. Sweden has managed to stay open and not overwhelm their health care system something that we should have done as well
There’s also the matter of living long enough for a cure, a vaccine, or effective therapies to be developed. Unless you have zero faith in human ingenuity, you have to believe that buying time is a good strategy.
For instance:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3845206/posts