RE: 2 phase approach?13 Sep 2020 16:45
@Org you're suggesting an alternative that doesn't exist. There is no 'carrying on as normal'.
By having lockdowns, distancing etc, we reduce the numbers getting ill and dying, fear goes down, people agitate to get back to normal.
If we reduce lockdown/distancing measures to get back to normal, we get outbreaks.
If we get outbreaks, a lot more people get ill and some die.
If a lot of people get ill/die, the fear level goes back up, and they don't go about life as normal.
Something of a vicious cycle. Yes, there is a need for balance. Most of all there is a need for trust