I imagine their point is that, given the number of deaths, the number is probably considerably higher than one would expect from just "thousands". The bigger p

I imagine their point is that, given the number of deaths, the number is probably considerably higher than one would expect from just "thousands". The bigger point being that childcare expectations were thoroughly disrupted and folk were thrust into it, rather than planning. Coupled with the "will they won't they" come back to work dates, it's made it not super incentivizing for those of us who could afford to figure out better long term options chose not to. Ex. If you knew it was going to be two years before you were expected back in office, moving closer to family might have made sense. Or setting up a home office. Or any number of things to better our home productivity.