But why does that mean that anyone should turn off their heads and not follow even what the Republican states did?
We already did that. Now we should be done like they are, even when they have an uptick. That is because since the second wave for some reason seems to bless lethal, and we now know how to treat it ( although unlike those states, Cuomo will not allow Covid patients to be treated with the same medication those states are using) we need to balance what is worse. Killing the economy, long term psychological damage to children and adults, broken families, etc. Or opening up the economy and schools with small risk of a dangerous Covid case.
According to Chazal, the "pachad" of the disease is what makes the virus dangerous. Attitude and mind frame can actually determine the effect of the virus. Many doctors agree to this too.
That is another reason why this wave is less dangerous. People are more calm and more confident they will survive.
That is why Trump always, at least in public, downplays the danger of Covid. He believes that the fear magnifies the danger of the disease. He is a smart man.
The Democrats thrive on instilling fear and panic into the public. The Republicans do the opposite. As we now know the State of NY is under investigation for both inflating numbers of Covid fatalities, claiming that everyone who died during those months was a Covid death, and for killing tens of thousands in the nursing homes.
We would all be healthier without the CNN fake news fear mongering tacticts.
I had Covid during the first wave. I got it before the mask thing started. I was confident, was not worried, and did fine.
We would all be better off if we chilled out a little.
Fact is: almost everyone is going to get Corona at some point. Now we are seeing religious mask wearers getting it too. Keep everything open. Especially schools. There is almost no risk for a younger person to get Covid at this point. Let people live normal. If someone has symptoms, stay away from older people or those at risk.
Let's move on...