As I said, pick your poison. The "at some point" you mention is critical. No one in their right mind would wait a year, unless they hate us. First you mention May 1, and now you say it's a year? How did you get from here to there? Now that's a slippery slope!
If I were calling the shots, I'd be checking new infection rates on a week by week basis all across the country. I'd pick an infection rate ahead of time that could be manageable by tracking and isolating (can't be zero for obvious reasons), and then start things up again in the spots where new infections fall below that rate. If a hot spot flared up, it would have to go back to limited access again at that spot. I think that this is what the administration is doing right now. Those are just the standard best practices for public health administration. And make no mistake, this administration will NOT restart things any later than they have to, for obvious reasons. Ultimately, this requires widespread testing though, which we don't have yet. Without adequate testing, we're flying blind.
I know this is super-frustrating for people with their livelihood on the line, helplessly watching their businesses crumble brick by brick. Everyone would like a fixed date when things will begin to get back to normal. The economic situation gets worse day by day, week by week, and month by month. For some people, the date that prevents significant or even total damage has already come and gone. If I were forced to choose a date, given my limited understanding, I'd guess some time in late May to mid-June. But what the hell do I know? Hope I'm very pessimistic. Even then, the economic damage would take months or even years to recover.
Please know that everyone on this board is rooting for your ongoing success. We all thank you for your support of our team, and we would like nothing better than for all this mess to disappear tomorrow. Stay safe and happy.
