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cyphertext wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:43 am

chasfm11 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:02 am We were told that the purpose of the restrictions was to flatten the curve, to avoid overwhelming the hospitals. OK, we did that. Now, I'm not sure what the goal is. No new cases? I'm not sure what the goal of the restrictions could be. I'm not aware of a single place where the hospitals are close to being overwhelmed.

Really?

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The face covering mandate seems sensible to me. We are seeing numbers of hospitalizations that are much higher (6 to 7x) than they were when the economy was shut down. The "flatten the curve" theory was never just a few weeks and done, as you can see from the spike we now have. I'm not saying that keeping the economy shut down is the solution... Our businesses must be open and allow people to make a living. But in order for that to happen, we have to take precautions to try to control the spread of this virus. We should have been wearing masks as businesses first started opening.

Why are we seeing the spike now? Some say Memorial Day gatherings, some say protests, some say bars. I have a feeling that all of these may have contributed. My neighbor and his whole family was very active in local area protests, and he told me yesterday that they are having some symptoms. A guy that my son works with is being tested because his grandmother tested positive. Another friend of mine posted on FB that she and her daughter have tested positive... Two weeks ago, I didn't know anybody who had tested positive for this.