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by aazaa 2288 days ago
All of these shutdowns, especially the large ones recently announced, raise the question: how long?

How long do we continue and what criteria will be used to begin opening things back up?

How long before other parts of the economy begin to fail?

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In Denmark it's 2 weeks starting friday. After that the lockdown will be reassessed.
Until there's a vaccine this is all "flattening the curve" trying to limit the overall number of severely sick individuals to a level that they can get hospital care.
No country is quarantining itself for 12-18 months
Maybe, the curve will flatten as we approach summer...

Note. They are still aiming to keep the private sector running.

My point as well. Things are not gonna be any better 2-4 weeks from now.