[shartshooter]

The primary goal right now is to flatten the curve so the growth doesn't stay exponential for any longer than it has to.

Once that flattens out and the growth rate slows or decreases a concerns is that folks will head back out, assuming the coast is clear.

That could cause a second wave of infections that restarts this whole thing.

Folks not taking this seriously is a problem, imagine what happens when folks who don't take this seriously think that it's finally over, when it really isn't.

[danenania]

Subsequent waves should be a lot easier to contain if we’re prepared for them and act immediately at the first signs of renewed spread. Apart from contact tracing, judicious use of targeted, local lockdowns in areas where community spread pops up again can prevent the need for country-wide lockdowns.

[gbersac]

Health worker will be exhausted, so it will be harder