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Proud Liberal Dem

(24,406 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 05:04 PM Mar 2020

Closure Strategies (Short-Term/Long-Term)

With the cascade of closures and cancellations happening across the country (and in my own backyard), I have some understanding and awareness of why it's happening, however I would like to better understand what the overall long-term strategy is? Like who decides what closes and how long? This crisis may not abate for awhile. Do we keep schools or businesses closed for 1 week? 2 weeks? Is there some kind of uniform guideline for how long to keep things shut down to help slow down the rate of infection? Here in Indiana, an entire school system got shut down when a single person tested positive for CV19. I get the concern, but if that's the standard being used, then, sooner or later, just about everything will be shut down and with so few people getting tested, there really isn't any way to tell whether or not it's spreading. I'm just sort of spitballing here. I have no real answers and, unfortunately, I'm feeling like our leaders are just ad-libbing right now in the absence of strong and unifying leadership at the top.

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Closure Strategies (Short-Term/Long-Term) (Original Post) Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 OP
It lasts longer if we all don't shut down at once. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #1
At the barrel of a gun, I'm sure Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #2
Your last sentence says it all. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #3
Yup Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #4
My concern too... durablend Mar 2020 #5
The Jobs and Bills and School parts are what worries me Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #6

durablend

(7,460 posts)
5. My concern too...
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 05:18 PM
Mar 2020

Everyone is like "just stay in your house for two weeks and it'll 'go away' " (maybe not saying the last part but implying it). How long does this go on before the entire economy craters? Not so much people going to the mall or stuff but having jobs to pay the bills?

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,406 posts)
6. The Jobs and Bills and School parts are what worries me
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 05:26 PM
Mar 2020

Unfortunately, Mitch McConnell considers addressing those worries to be an "Ideological Wish List"

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