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I think folks are underestimating how long this will go on. At least until the end of the year, minimum. There is absolutely nowhere near the amount of testing

I think folks are underestimating how long this will go on. At least until the end of the year, minimum. There is absolutely nowhere near the amount of testing being done in the USA due to incompetence, that is needed to allow folks to feel safe, or to safely allow bars / concert venues or other large gatherings to happen. Massive amounts of businesses are never coming back from that. We're a massively long way from that, plus the contrarian ignorance embedded in GOP politics now that are allowing / half demanding their cities open back up for business are going to all but ensure the USA has the biggest death / infection / economic hit of all of the countries in the world.

lbeltrame 6y ago
> At least until the end of the year, minimum. Will people resist sheltering in place until the end of the year? I for sure won't. (and I'm not in the USA).
- gnulinux 6y ago
  shelter in place is besides the point. People are not gonna go to bars and behave like nothing is happening if their loved ones are sick and getting killed. I'm 22 yo, healthy, no comorbid condition, but I for sure will not be as active as I was before COVID. I'll definitely go out, but I doubt I'll be going to concerts. I doubt I'll eat out every day. It'll definitely have some impact on the economy.