03-27-2020, 05:23 PM
(03-25-2020, 07:48 PM)TheNomad Wrote: Does no one see an argument for at least saying hopefully that we will be back by Easter?
Depends on what you mean by "back".
If you mean, completely back to normal, schools reopened, covid was like a passing dream, no, that's not going to happen. If we take all mitigations off the table, infections will start to rise again.
If you mean, back to work, sure. South Korea never needed to ban people from working, and Italy shows that blanket lockdowns aren't really all that effective. I could easily see the work bans lifted, as long as schools stay closed, people with symptoms and exposure are still tested, and the infected and their households are still quarantined. The general success of Pacific Rim nations suggests that face masks might be part of the solution too.