The US death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 150,000, a number I believed we'd hit by August, but not quite so soon (yeah, I realize that it's the 27th). Back in March, I predicted that a half-million Americans would die before the pandemic ran its course, but I'm now thinking that my prediction was a low-ball. So much for sunny optimism!
The crazy thing is that the initial shutdown was predicated on putting in place a broad testing regimen, which never materialized. The push to reopen things led to a failure to contain the virus, which will inevitably lead to new shutdowns. The current situation with Major League Baseball is a perfect symbol of the failed pandemic response.
At work, we will be reopening one site for limited visitation this coming Friday, admitting small groups of ticket-holding persons, keeping activities limited to outdoors, enforcing social distancing and mask rules. We tend to have responsible visitors, so I think it could work. It'll be nice seeing coworkers outside of the skeleton crew that has been holding down the fort since March, but I can't say that I am one hundred percent confident that it's a good move.
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I'm not confident it is either, BBBB. Stay safe (which may be impossible given the stupid rampant in your country, but the hope is there.)
I think it will be okay. It'll be outside, the number of visitors will be limited, and social distancing will be maintained. We don't get a lot of assholes coming to visit the site.
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