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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be back in Europe too in a few months. They are looking like we were late spring, joyfully "outside" and distanced. Wearing a mask when it seemed cool. Covid simmers then explodes! Their bomb has started ticking again too. [/quote]

It's started in Belgium.  https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/belgium-strengthens-covid-19-measures-as-cases-rise/1920232

Why is everyone surprised at this?  Remember that the lock down was to "flatten the curve?"  It was always predicted that the virus would rebound the moment we reopened.

A 2-4 week lockdown only delays the spread, doesn't stop it.  As long as people live in households of more than one person, 2-4 weeks of lockdown wouldn't even slow it down very much. [/quote]

Yes someone who gets it. You can't just shutdown and except it to fully go away. Look at the stinking curve from flattening the curve, it doesnt go to zero it just stretches the time.[/quote]

People get this. We all know that even if we did this, we may have to do it again in a few months, just as Europe is gearing up to do partial shutdowns this fall. The difference is that their hard shut downs in the spring actually flattened the curve. Whereas in the US, only some places shut down, we did so too late, and some place didn't shut down at all. That's why we're in the mess we're in.

A nationwide, coordinated shutdown now would allow us to reset and then do a strategic reopening. It would relieve pressure on the hardest hit areas and most of all it would allow hospitals and first responders to prepare for the next wave.

But whatever, none of this will ever happen because it would require nationwide buy-in, national leadership, and cooperation. We're going to be living in limbo for the duration. It sucks.[/quote]

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