Cobra wrote:Made some senses but you're referring to a good data (Ontario controlled well enough and now is about to reopen everything). Take a look at Canada, you'll see the differences. US has no control over the virus now. True, if you're young you're unlikely to die but, I don't know you, for me, I would not go shopping, to see film, to dinner in a restaurant and to travel around. I think at least 50% of the people would have the same thought as I, which should put enough damage to the economy.
I'm an hour west of you, tri-cities has 87 active cases out of 620,000, 13 in hospital so theoretically 74 running around (likely self-isolating though). That 0.01194% of the population. Even if I spend the day at Walmart and Superstore, coming across 800-900 people (a gross exaggeration), that's 1/10th of an infected case.
Yet the economy is circling the toilet drain, all held hostage by fear and whatever else agenda there is.
Even in the States, 0.7552% has had positive tests, 42% already recovered. Currently 0.387% are active cases. Total deaths at 0.03732%. The numbers are ABSURDLY LOW yet economic damage is INSANE.
Look at it another way - this is supposedly a
RESPIRATORY DISEASE, yet even back in March and April, you could LINE UP to buy cigarettes and pot, but hey do NOT even think of going to the gym to keep healthy!!! How DARE YOU!!.
Smokers have 10% cancer rate, goes up to 16.5%-24% if more than 5 are lit up daily. Anyone banning it? Anyone caring about all the healthcare costs? The pollution? The deaths?
I stopped wearing a mask a month ago. Done with it. The data tells me that I'm good.