The curve has been flattened
 

The goal of staying home, wearing masks and social distancing was to “flatten the curve”. It was never about eradicating the virus - it was about not overrunning hospital ICU units. We have achieved that goal. Those same experts who suggested flattening the curve, told us back then that it would save lives by not over taxing our healthcare facilities. It was not about preventing people from getting the virus, just about reducing the chances of everyone getting it at once. We have done that. That was the reason for the lockdown, but people have forgotten that. Mission accomplished, now it is time to move on.

I think until we have no more fatal car accidents no one should be able to drive.

You are correct. Now they are furloughing our Doctors and nurses. Pray a real medical emergency does not happen in the midst of hospitals losing millions and closing down. Live on, smile and let's get through this reasonably. Please be logical even though it is difficult in the face of fear.������������������������

Such good news! Can you provide a source for your info. Thank you

Empty hospital beds....ICUs only at 30% of capacity, hospital ships and field hospitals never or minimally used, a country awash in masks and gloves....respirators at $ 16,000 a unit sitting in warehouses....government handouts like candy for things not even related to CV19, like AMTRAK and the Kennedy Arts Center....sounds like a good overblown crisis to me....

I can for a fact tell you in just one hospital system, that has 6 facilities 61% are furloughed. Had to use their vacation time up, no unemployment, and their health insurance is $1435.00, per month

If you are waiting for the last person to die from Covid before it is "over", you might as well stay indoors with your mask on and wait for your own demise.

And you read it in the internet so it must be true

The number of new cases is not going up exponentially, no hospitals have run out of ICU beds or ventilators. If you have an underlying condition, do your best to stay isolated, otherwise it’s time to allow people to resume normal activities.

23 K yesterday, That's nothing to sneeze at figuratively speaking

Remember that the goal of the lockdown was to flatten the curve. The number of new cases is not increasing. The curve has been flattened. That was why the country was shut down. The goal has been achieved. The virus is still spreading and will continue to spread, but at a manageable rate. That’s what those who sold us on the lockdown promised us from the beginning. Not stopping the virus, just slowing the spread.

If the curve was flatened by the shut down, doesn't it follow that the curve would turn upward if the lockdown ends?

If the curve was flattened by the lockdown, then there should be an increase in the infection rate as things open back up. As long as it doesn’t increase to a level that overwhelms hospital ICU units, then the curve is still “flattened”. If infection rate doesn’t spike, then it shows that the lockdown has not had a great deal of effect on the spread of the virus.

Goal
 

The goal was to reduce the spread of the disease. Where are links to statements by public health officials and epidemiologists that the goal was merely to prevent hospital overload. Not statements by politicians with their own agendas.

“The WHO has repeatedly underlined the importance of "flattening the curve" in order to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, calling on countries around the world to impose sweeping public health measures.“