11-13-2020, 12:15 PM
(11-12-2020, 07:53 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:I am not sure what you mean about the schools being safe. Both my daughters in grade 4 and 6 have had no issues at school at all. There have been no positive cases reported in their school and our family feels safe.(11-12-2020, 07:35 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Yes -- with the caveat that these models are based on current situation "without further action".
I think we can be sure there will be some action taken. Whether it will be sufficient remains to be seen.
I don't know, so far they've refused to take any action. I imagine when hospitals start ordering freezer trucks we may see some movement, but honestly, it's sad how our government seem to have just given up.
It also pisses me off the lack of vision and long term planning this government has. There was zero prioritization to get schools to be safe, although it's turned out better than expected, I don't think this has anything to do with our government...and it's still not great.
But the current situation is lining up to be an extremely sad and depressing Christmas. Aside from those of us who will be locked in our homes, there will be those who are saying goodbye to their loved ones, and even worse, those who ignore the restrictions and kill their loved ones.
If we instead had strong restrictions now (or moderate restrictions earlier) we could probably have gotten to a place where Christmast could be relatively safe. But that would require planning.
We cant keep shutting everything down. Business need to remain solvent, otherwise thew depression that comes out of this will make most people forget about any pandemic..
A number of people on this site are fortunate enough to work from home. I know many people that cant, they either go to work or no pay. The government cant afford to keep doling out money to people. We have to find a balance... I believe the government has been doing a good job given the situation.