I think the only thing which has been confirmed is that people like you are rooting for deaths. It is hard to speculate why. Maybe politics? Maybe just a sick individual but there seem to be so many of you with the same agenda? As of today we have had 11 total deaths from COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. The original poster has a valid point. Vastly more people die than that daily from the flu. Is there a middle ground between destroying our economy and allowing the pandemic to spread? There has to be, but it is going to be impossible to find with people constantly fear mongering and deliberately causing panic for their own warped agenda. It’s almost like your political aims are inversely proportional to the country’s prosperity.
Agreed regarding a middle ground. There is one, and it lies somewhere between the twin insanities of business as usual on the one hand and on the other hand wrecking our economy and ruining the country.
Here's an idea: reopen businesses and let people go back to work while continuing a range of preventive actions such as working from home where possible, limiting the number of people allowed in public gatherings, taking basic social-distancing measures; and so forth.
Meanwhile, instruct people to observe various common-sense precautions, which for seniors and those with underlying conditions should involve a degree of self-quarantine. This is not the time for parties, vacations, and public merriment.
Direct intensive efforts, both precautionary and restrictive, at hard-hit areas like New York and on support to essential medical professions. This should include the emergency production of critical medical equipment and the repurposing of public facilities as necessary for medical use.
Impose mandatory 14-day quarantines for those testing positive for the virus, regardless of the severity of their symptoms.
The point is, all these things can be done without locking down entire states, throwing millions of people out of work, bankrupting thousands of businesses, and risking a 1930's-style economic depression (or worse).
Yes, I'm worried about the health of my children and grandchildren. But I'm also worried about their jobs and their future ability to support their families. So are they. It's the job of the public health experts to give advice regarding the virus. But it's the job of policy-makers to look at the big picture and decide what is best for the country.