Do you think the pandemic is winding down?

Definitely not. There was an article in the paper about the crowds of teenagers and young adults flocking to Ocean City, MD, a big beach resort. The strange thing is that part of MD is open now, part (where I live) is not.

So the not-too-bright young folks couldn't wait to dash off to the boardwalk, where they are getting tattoos, body piercing, loading up on junk food, mingling together with not a mask in sight and very little distance between them. Guess what's gonna happen?

The paper has had several obituaries of young people and children dying of this disease. There will be more.
 

What is meant by "The New Norm?" It is the definition of the future but previous pandemics like the one in 1918 have left suddenly and never returned. Because the only thing known is no one knows. So there is room for hope but don't go in the water just yet.
 

Sunny said:
Definitely not. There was an article in the paper about the crowds of teenagers and young adults flocking to Ocean City, MD, a big beach resort. The strange thing is that part of MD is open now, part (where I live) is not.

So the not-too-bright young folks couldn't wait to dash off to the boardwalk, where they are getting tattoos, body piercing, loading up on junk food, mingling together with not a mask in sight and very little distance between them. Guess what's gonna happen?

The paper has had several obituaries of young people and children dying of this disease. There will be more.
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OMG I saw a scene from some boardwalk, don't remember if it was Ocean City, MD (N.J. has an Ocean City boardwalk too) and it was packed. I didn't see one person wearing a mask.
 
Yeah over the next two weeks, the stats should be interestingly higher for infected, hospitalized and deaths.....that leveling the curve thing will be a thing of the past again.
 
Trip to the grocery store this morning.....my heart dropped a few beats.....40 customers allowed in store at a time up until today.....today, 80 at one time, and no monitor at the door for count and precautions. Safety shields are still up at checkouts, as far as i'm concerned those safety shields should stay up forever. So, i think someones jumping the gun, too fast, too soon.
 
I don't understand how people seem to be dropping their precautions as much as they are.
Locally, and in other places as well, there are significant numbers of new cases, daily, and added deaths, daily. o_O:unsure::confused::(
 
Especially when they leave the cities and go into cottage country, some I really don't mind. They bring food from home, keep to themselves which is perfect. No added concerns. Not with them.
There are others that come up, inform whoever is around that the virus is not up here, just in the city. Totally ignore distancing, try to empty the shelves. Have a bad feeling about this....
 
The economy cannot stand up to a shut down as we have seen so how can it wind down? All the more reason to stay safe for another year or so until a vaccine is found and distributed to everyone.
 
NO, it is not slowing down, not in Ontario
On Tuesday (June 2), Premier Doug Ford will ask the Ontario legislature to extend the province’s state of emergency for another 28 days, until Tuesday, June 30th. He would not agree to saying it would be the last extention.
 
Just read the latest from WHO, now I'm not too sure. They are saying that the virus isn't spread as rapidly as first reported. Asymptomatic and presymptomatic contamination is very rare. Common sense is your best defense. Stay out of crowds, wash your hands, try to eat properly for health and avoid physical contact with anyone showing or having symptoms. A mask is a personal choice and I would never fault anyone for wearing one. I myself will continue to wear mine but 'caution' is the watch word.
 
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I posted this elsewhere but here it is again.....don't see much winding down here.....wearing a mask in Virginia is mandatory and asymptomatic folks are very infectious to others.....

Though the number of new deaths has been curving downward, the virus continues to circulate widely within the United States. As states move to partly reopen their economies, thousands of new cases are still being identified each day and true normalcy remains a distant vision. Every day, more beloved events are scrubbed from

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
 
We have 2 new cases in the facility where I live in the past week. So no it is not. But, from what I've been reading and have been able to ascertain from the CDC, WHO and the like, the cases may be milder due to the number of infected. Ergo, some infectious disease doctors are now questioning if the virus is either weakening or has mutated to a less toxic type. So, another study is under way in several venues.
 

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