YES! We WILL get back to normal, or something like it. How long it takes depends very much on whether people can be patient and not go stir crazy. In a month or two or three or four, the time will come when there are fast, easy tests to know if people have the virus or have had it. The time will come when no one in The Villages has come down with the virus in a day, then a week, then two weeks.
Then we move to containment. Things will reopen, gradually. At first restaurants may be required to keep customers separated, but that will shift. Perhaps there will be guards taking temperatures of everyone at the gates, or at least all villagers. If someone does come down with it, instead of closing everything, there will be health guards to make sure there is a local quarantine and a careful look at contacts. We will do most of what we love doing, though we may have an extra level of stress.
People who are Immuno-compromised may remain much more vigilant than others, but eventually they too will relax.
It’s going to be okay, people. Just be patient and do the right thing.
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