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unsure:
Pandemic - Run the virus through the community during the summer, instead of winter !

The best option would be to run the virus through the community in what is left of summer, so that the hospital overflow tent rooms ( and all the other infrastructures etc ) set up outside of hospitals will be there in warmer weather rather than cold weather.
(  Obviously while running the virus through the community, you would provide services to enable the age-bracket affected by the virus, and those with illnesses,  to stay home if they want,  to avoid being infected. )

      That would just leave an in between age-bracket, and some people with illnesses and some young people, which may be affected by the virus,  these groups would make up hospitalization numbers that could probably be manageable,  more or less,  COMPLETELY DIFFERENT to the first wave .

Another problem during winter is that many or most people will have other colds/flu s etc that will actually cause them to sneeze etc ( unlike the present-virus which on average does not have those symptoms  ). sneezing is what would spread the present-virus the fastest ( yes people are  wearing masks, but they have leaks etc  ).

NOTE - The community has been strangely lucky in that this virus seems to 'mainly' affect only a certain age-bracket ( and people with illnesses ), it is almost the  'complete-opposite'  of the virus-from-100-years-ago.
And yet most governments are handling this present-virus as if it were actually the virus-from-100-years-ago,  this present-virus could possibly have been completely wiped out in a minimum of 6-months, by tackling it head on etc,  instead of prolonging it all,  causing all the follow-on problems etc .
(And,  some countries banning walking exercise while at the same time allowing bars etc to open without requiring people to wear masks )

Other consequences in the future -
 - Possible development of lung diseases / conditions in some people from having to wear masks ( from breathing in the humidity inside the mask,  and the loose non-degradable mask-fibers caused by male facial hair stubble damaging the mask, and other problems )
 - Communities/people confined to their indoors, will make those indoor environments more unhealthy, more humid from exhalation, more squalor,  all this may create environments where more serious viruses may actually develop.
  - Not to mention an endless list of all the other problems caused by not handling this present-virus correctly.

LATE EDIT
      The second wave does appear to be occurring at the moment in many places, at the moment very high numbers of NEW infections are occurring ( in recent weeks ),  I'm 'referring  to places where it is currently summer,  and unless I'm wrong,  it seems that at the moment much less infected people are dying ( countries where it is summer )  whereas in the first-wave( in the winter-time ) it seemed many deaths occurred  'sort of soon' after being infected . 
       During the first-wave one of the things I looked up was the effect of one or two added oils in foods, their effect on lung inflammation, I can't remember all of the oils or all the results I found ( and I could not properly interpret all of the results since I have no training in that ).   
        The reason I looked that up is that in the winter time people eat fattier foods ( containing those added oils ), and these oils may increase lung inflammation in the infected people, one of the results I found seemed to confirm that.
         Note, my theory about added food oils was just a tiny aspect/detail about the pandemic I was looking up,  it may or may not have any relevance, so with or without this tiny aspect,  it's possible my summer-time-importance-theory in this post has some credibility .
         (  Obviously,  those countries with the highest percentage of their population in the 'affected age bracket'  and a high percentage of people with illnesses etc,  would have the highest percentage of fatalities  )

onepower:
Unsure

The majority of people already spend most of there time indoors so that's not a problem. As well doctors and nurses have been wearing masks for a hundred years which doesn't appear to be a problem.

What is a very big problem is allowing the virus to spread exponentially through the population over running the hospitals unnecessarily killing an untold number of people.

The number of infected people speak for themselves. The U.S., Brazil, India and Russia didn't listen to the experts and now they have the most infected people and deaths.

You just don't get it, the U.S. death count is currently at a record 153,769. If left unchecked with flooded hospitals the projected number of deaths is over 4 million dead.

In fact what you propose is completely backwards which is why we have real experts who know better in my opinion.

unsure:
    The second wave does appear to be occurring at the moment in many places, at the moment very high numbers of NEW infections are occurring ( in recent weeks ),  I'm 'referring  to places where it is currently summer,  and unless I'm wrong,  it seems that at the moment much less infected people are dying ( countries where it is summer )  whereas in the first-wave( in the winter-time ) it seemed many deaths occurred  'sort of soon' after being infected . 
       During the first-wave one of the things I looked up was the effect of one or two added oils in foods, their effect on lung inflammation, I can't remember all of the oils or all the results I found ( and I could not properly interpret all of the results since I have no training in that ).   
        The reason I looked that up is that in the winter time people eat fattier foods ( containing those added oils ), and these oils may increase lung inflammation in the infected people, one of the results I found seemed to confirm that.
         Note, my theory about added food oils was just a tiny aspect/detail about the pandemic I was looking up,  it may or may not have any relevance, so with or without this tiny aspect,  it's possible my summer-time-importance-theory in this post has some credibility .
         (  Obviously,  those countries with the highest percentage of their population in the 'affected age bracket'  and a high percentage of people with illnesses etc,  would have the highest percentage of fatalities  )

conradelektro:
There are two responses to the Coronavirus:

- fear
- denial

And the authorities (experts, health establishments, politicians) simply do not know what to do (as we all do not know how to behave).

There is enormous pressure from business (and their political and philosophical advocats) against all sort of closures. The only protection against the Coronavirus ist "no contact", but that is exactly the problem for all economic activities. The resulting chaos seems to automatically cause chaotic actions by everybody. Craziness prevails.

Of course, I also can not help you (neither with advise, nor with actions). So keep on fearing or denying according to your personal disposition.

May be writing in forums and stating your unimportant and effectless opinion calms you a bit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/smarter-living/coronavirus-coping-tips.html And how much help is this artcle? So, do not blame me for writing nonsense, it is the stile now.

Greetings, Conrad

onepower:

--- Quote ---There are two responses to the Coronavirus:
- fear
- denial
--- End quote ---

My response was more "acceptance" because viruses and pandemics occur in nature. This isn't the first pandemic nor will it be the last. So we deal with it as best we can and take whatever precautions we feel are necessary.


--- Quote ---And the authorities (experts, health establishments, politicians) simply do not know what to do (as we all do not know how to behave).
There is enormous pressure from business (and their political and philosophical advocats) against all sort of closures. The only protection against the Coronavirus ist "no contact", but that is exactly the problem for all economic activities. The resulting chaos seems to automatically cause chaotic actions by everybody. Craziness prevails.
--- End quote ---

I would call it "different" not crazy and people are taking whatever action they feel is warranted. As well when 20% of the employee's in a business get sick and some die what would you suggest they do, just keep hiring more people who get sick and die?. In fact many businesses reopening can't find employee's because the job is simply not worth the risk. It may seem crazy until you or someone you know is laying in a hospital bed fighting for your life then... not so much.


--- Quote ---Of course, I also can not help you (neither with advise, nor with actions). So keep on fearing or denying according to your personal disposition.
--- End quote ---

As I said I have neither fear or denial, Covid and this pandemic are real and I take precautions to ensure my safety and those around me. My problem is people who say I should take no precautions which is not only reckless but irresponsible. Would you go to a construction job without a hard hat and steel toed boots?. Well no that would be stupid, this is the same kind of reasoning people are using to avoid Covid.

No offense but as an employer, if you came onto my job site without adequate protective gear and a complete disregard towards safety I would fire you on the spot. Your not worth my time when there are a thousand people just like you who will act responsibly. As well you have the business issue completely backwards and most of my friends closed shop voluntarily. You seem clueless to the fact that if my employee's got sick and infected all my customers I am liable for damage. They would sue me into god damn oblivion and I could lose everything I worked for.

So no, it's not fear and denial it's called due diligence and professionalism... you should try it.

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