The message I get from the article is simple. Germany is doing a strict lockdown. The US is not going to do that. No state will do that. Not even DC will do it that, although it is pretty close to being in a lockdown without saying we're in a lockdown. We will not be able to reopen anything like schools, bars, gyms, museums, until the vaccine and warmer weather in spring starts bringing down numbers. Looking forward to adding a few more pounds in January and February.

Anonymous wrote:Just adding my bit. Great article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/us/german-school-close-coronavirus-lockdown.html

Schools are closed in Germany because numbers were surging. They closed restaurants and bars. They also prioritized schools ahead of restaurants and bars. The US is surging. Read the facts.

Not a great article. Completely misleading. Schools did not "close" in Germany. They decided to send everyone into the scheduled Christmas break one week early as the country goes into a stricter lockdown. The stated aim of this early break is to allow families to quarantine before the gatherings start for Christmas. They are planning to open schools either fully (elementary schools) or hybrid (secondary schools) in January, and tighten the mask requirements in schools. To describe that as
"the schools got sacrificed" is really misstating what happened.

Now if there are broad, prolonged closures after the break, then this might be more accurate. But that is not the plan as of now.

Just adding my bit. Great article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/us/german-school-close-coronavirus-lockdown.html

Schools are closed in Germany because numbers were surging. They closed restaurants and bars. They also prioritized schools ahead of restaurants and bars. The US is surging. Read the facts.