Can someone help me understand the purpose of the news blackout in Lakewood. I personally know of a few people in the hospital, including a 30 something year old. There has to be many, many more. But there is complete radio silence. I find this to be a dangerous game because I keep hearing from people "it's not so bad this time around" and they are using the lack of known hospitalizations as a data point when choosing to not take anything too seriously.