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I understand the sentiment, but what exactly do you expect will happen when the lockdown is lifted? People aren't going to just say "yay, it's over!" and have

by ohazi 7y ago

I understand the sentiment, but what exactly do you expect will happen when the lockdown is lifted? People aren't going to just say "yay, it's over!" and have a grand day out on the town, going to their favorite now-open-and-bustling-once-again restaurants, cafes, and crowded weekend destinations for shopping and people watching. The majority of people are going to continue to be so nervous and cautious that even if these businesses were allowed to open tomorrow, they are going to remain practically empty for a good long time. There was never an endgame to these lockdowns. You flatten the curve... and then what? If people go mingle again in anything resembling normal capacity, it'll pick right back up where we left off.

snapetom 7y ago
Why is it always a question of lockdown versus no lockdown? There are shades of lockdowns. The most realistic way to fight this is to regulate the number of people who get it without triaging care. Full lockdown is not going to fulfill that and neither is no lockdown.
- brewdad 7y ago
  The plan needs to make sense though. Texas is opening restaurants tomorrow but limiting capacity to something like 25% of normal. No business can make that profitable but the supports, however meager, from the state will cease because "hey you're open for business now".
- Gibbon1 7y ago
  SF is increasing their number of public health nurses doing contract tracing from 10 to 150. People are starting to wear masks and distance themselves properly. The percentage of people testing positive continues to fall. Containment was lost. SIP was declared to clamp down on the spread. Resources are being marshalled to increase containment to the level needed. As that comes on line SIP rules will be relaxed and modified. Frankly do not get why this hard for a lot of people here to comprehend.
augustt 7y ago
Given that we seem to know (1) a vaccine will almost certainly not be finished within a year (2) the US government doesn't have the competence or trust to successfully implement contacting tracing (3) years of lockdowns are infeasible ... I find it hard to arrive at any other conclusion except that the band-aid will need to be ripped off, Swedish style.

by ohazi 7y ago

snapetom 7y ago

Why is it always a question of lockdown versus no lockdown? There are shades of lockdowns. The most realistic way to fight this is to regulate the number of people who get it without triaging care. Full lockdown is not going to fulfill that and neither is no lockdown.

brewdad 7y ago
The plan needs to make sense though. Texas is opening restaurants tomorrow but limiting capacity to something like 25% of normal. No business can make that profitable but the supports, however meager, from the state will cease because "hey you're open for business now".
Gibbon1 7y ago
SF is increasing their number of public health nurses doing contract tracing from 10 to 150. People are starting to wear masks and distance themselves properly. The percentage of people testing positive continues to fall. Containment was lost. SIP was declared to clamp down on the spread. Resources are being marshalled to increase containment to the level needed. As that comes on line SIP rules will be relaxed and modified. Frankly do not get why this hard for a lot of people here to comprehend.

augustt 7y ago

Given that we seem to know (1) a vaccine will almost certainly not be finished within a year (2) the US government doesn't have the competence or trust to successfully implement contacting tracing (3) years of lockdowns are infeasible ... I find it hard to arrive at any other conclusion except that the band-aid will need to be ripped off, Swedish style.