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> Spain was forbidding people from leaving their homes except for essentials, and now they're worse off than the US in terms of hospitalizations and deaths. Th
by benhurmarcel 6y ago
> Spain was forbidding people from leaving their homes except for essentials, and now they're worse off than the US in terms of hospitalizations and deaths.
That second wave has started months after Spain lifted all those restrictions.
- umanwizard 6y agoYes, that is exactly the point. Lockdowns don’t make all of this go away sooner, because as soon as you lift them, the outbreak resumes.
- NoSorryCannot 6y agoIt was only ever supposed to buy us time (to develop treatments, vaccines, reorganize workplaces) and avoid overwhelming the capacity of services like hospitals. I don't think anyone credible has said that lockdowns were going to put the genie back in the bottle. It is only one component of a complete response. They _have_ argued that a complete response might permit more economic normalcy somewhat sooner, and that appears to be bearing out.