Look on the bright side - if it is, it'll do wonders for the planet... fewer people, less pollution, less consumption, less pressure on wildlife. The generations to come after us would no doubt be appreciative of having been given extra breathing space.
I don't think it's the "big one" though.
I would treat those reports with a truckload of salt. Most medical professionals are expecting it to be a testing issue, rather than a genuine reinfection - something so soon is impossible, anyway, with our understanding of the way coronaviruses work. (It's worth remembering, despite its virulence, it is a variant of the common cold / flu viruses, just one that ended up rolling a Yahtzee rather than 2, 3, 3, 4 and 6.)
As for what happens in the months ahead: a full lockdown is impossible to sustain and even our limited one will run out of steam in a month or two. The choice then becomes how many people do we let die? None isn't an option, and neither is "as small as possible" - as by doing that, we would kill more people in the medium term due to non Covid-19 effects.
It's an equation I really wouldn't want to have to solve.
Originally Posted by: Retron