"...opening things up means we'll likely be overwhelmed" Only if you myopically believe there is only one way to "open up". But no one would believe that since

"...opening things up means we'll likely be overwhelmed" Only if you myopically believe there is only one way to "open up". But no one would believe that since it only takes ten minutes to read about the dozens of different ways European economies have already eased their lockdowns in recent weeks. This is not and has never been an on/off proposition.