COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

Saintaholic said

This will be the norm I am afraid. We are opening too soon, but we have to open. It's such a tough predicament we are all in.

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I don't understand this thinking. And this is not an attack, I just don't get it. If reopening too soon will guaranteed result in massive infections and death, then why do it? If this disease is real, and by most accounts it is VERY real, why take the chance? People can recover from financial devastation, but people absolutely cannot recover from death. Meaning, if they die, they are dead, and literally couldn't care at all about the economy.

It seems a little like this and if this analogy doesn't work, I get it but bear with me. We are all in a plane that's approaching its destination in let's say 10 hours. We shouldn't exit the plane until it lands because if we do, lots of people will plummet into the ocean and die. But the heater on the plane is set to high and it's EXTREMELY uncomfortable for a lot of people on this plane. Now lets say if enough people die then the ATC won't let the the plane land and it will have to circle around for yet ANOTHER 10 hours and start all over again. Why not just wait until it's safe to open the door?

That's not EXACTLY analogous but you get my point, maybe. Lol