[zaroth]

Many people have and will die because NYC is closed. As the potential and projected harm of COVID diminishes dramatically, the harms of shutdown and isolation only continue to compound.

A lot of cancer patients have missed chemo. A lot of brain surgeries rescheduled. A lot of stokes and heart attacks went untreated. And so on...

Here’s an excellent summary from a Stanford doctor;

https://nypost.com/2020/04/26/science-says-its-time-to-start...

Even though it should have been obvious from the beginning, now that it has become increasingly obvious that only those at the highest risk should self isolate, the vast majority of people should get back to work, life, and their regular medical treatments.