Rational Re-opening

[hk blues]

It's simple enough to comprehend the strategy - the virus will not simply go away (sorry, POTUS) and will continue to multiply until we cure it or curtail it with a vaccine - neither looks imminent. So, we then have to look at how to contain it - lockdowns being one solution. The problem is there is a tipping point where people will no longer tolerate lockdowns. The whole point of the lockdown is to even out the infection rate over a longer period of time - not to reduce it - to help health services cope. Politicians should not be decidingbwhen this is the case - scientists should. We can open up when the rate of infections can be managed. Testing would help establish that but with few exceptions nobody is doing enough testing. 

So, the idea that time itself will dictate things is flawed - we'll wait forever for some sign that isn't going to come. Unfortunately, we're in the wrong place if we're hoping for a scientific influence - it will be an economic one here. Our local mall has now opened its electrical appliance department - I guess they think they've waited long enough and lost enough money already!

 

[OnMyWay]

2 hours ago, hk blues said:

Our local mall has now opened its electrical appliance department -

Are you on GCQ?  That type of store is allowed under GCQ.

[hk blues]

18 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

Are you on GCQ?  That type of store is allowed under GCQ.

No, still under ECQ.  The same store was a week or so behind others when it came to closing down too.