No. Not defining metrics in advance isn't saying it will go on forever. Not in a rapidly evolving pandemic. A lot of localities that did choose metrics-driven a

No. Not defining metrics in advance isn't saying it will go on forever. Not in a rapidly evolving pandemic. A lot of localities that did choose metrics-driven approaches months or years ago regretted it because they choose transmission rate or community spread as the primary driver. That number is currently through the roof, implying the most severe measures are needed for the foreseeable future. I often go for a run without a predefined route, but that doesn't mean I want to run forever.