A wide range of predictions for economic recovery

[Clipper]

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We can only hope that the more optimistic predictions come to pass. Personally I think that the most probable factor that will dictate the rate of recovery will be the development of a vaccine and a successful and effective treatment plan. While I hope to see it once again safe to go out and to socialize with family and friends, I don't see any end to social distancing anytime in the future.

I know that I personally won't be in any hurry to be in close proximity to others, or to be in a crowded venue of any kind. I don't know when or if I will ever again be comfortable with the sanitation of goods that are handled by others. I guess it will be when the number of people identified as being positive has dropped drastically and the concentration of cases are widely isolated and not notably high in our local area of daily travel. In other words when the odds of being exposed drops drastically.

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Open up the States now. The economy is far more important than people's lives. We must get the economy going or we will end in a depression. Open the States now!!!!!!! Business can arrange for social distances and limit numbers of peoples into stores, etc.

[Clipper]

I don't agree PB. I can live through a depression much easier than I can live through a bout of the corona virus. The efforts of business to arrange for social distancing in the stores has not worked so far. I still see a good many people that have the mistaken impression that they are invincible and above dying from the virus. Re-opening areas like NYC would surely lead to a resurgence of the numbers that would die or suffer the ravages of the disease. It definitely needs to be a well thought out, and regulated plan and needs to be gradual with a relative assurance that it will not cause a severe rebound in the number of cases of infection.

To just open everything back up, throw away your masks and sanitizing procedures would be deadly and irresponsible because there are too many out there that are too damned stupid to observe social distancing recommendations.

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This is a new normal. Businesses are going to have to adjust to the virus. We know now it can be controlled even with a certain percent of people entering into and dying in hospitals. How important a business is to society will be needed to be looked into . The private sector will have to think about what they are doing and how they are doing it. How many peoole can continue to work from home, etc. What is the new normal going to look like. How people in some businesses will be able to work in an environment in this new normal needs to be addressed. It will take some time ( more than a year ) for a vaccine so the economy must get moving now no matter what the new normal is going to be. Will be interesting for sure.

[BHU]

We will never know who is a carrier & who isn't until they get testing straightened out. I could be a carrier right now even though I have no symptoms & I could pass it to someone else. I haven't been tested & neither has 95% of the population. There aren't enough test kits, not enough reagents to process the tests & not enough people qualified to do the tests in the first place. Reopening within the next couple of months or whenever is a crap shoot. More people are going to be infected & more will die & by next winter we'll be right back where we started. I dont care what Washington or Albany says. People need to make their own decision & take care of themselves & their families. Depening on politicians is a fool's errand. They're all bought & paid for. A vaccine is at least 18 months away. If we're lucky.

[clarencebunsen]

Testing negative today means nothing about next week unless you live in a bubble. I brought in the mail today. Brought back lunches from Chadwicks. Barb went to pick up a grocery order and brought it back to the house. I judge our exposure to me minimal but not zero. I think the measures which have been taken are not perfect but have significantly reduced the potential impact.

I worry about the impact on businesses. I once ran a small manufacturing company. We would not have recovered from a 4 week shutdown.

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We now know this will be back in the fall. No vaccine as of yet and that is key. We need to first test front line people and they are medical people in every capacity that come in contact with anyone who is isn't a possible COVID 19 infected person. Next big group of people are grocery store workers they are another front line workers on a day to day basis. We cannot open up the economy until this is under control.

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Oh I wanted to mention. On my first Bus trip today as we are driving the other person on the Bus who sat in the back coughed. I sort of froze for a second. Sounded like a smokers cough I hope!

I traveled a few times today since I find it difficult to stay home with smokers on both side of my apartment. I know I know I complain and complain and I constantly complain to higher ups but nothing is being done and I cannot breath in the smoke that for some reason fill my apartment when they smoke. Now I am going to bang on their walls each time they smoke. No one helps me!!! Why!!!