Originally posted by Columbuseer
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People either forget or don't want to acknowledge - but the initial shutdowns were not intended to stop the virus as we were past that point. At least in Minnesota, the leadership was very vocal about shutting things down to slow the spread of the virus. This allowed officials both in government and healthcare to reinforce their infrastructure. Their main goal was to increase the number of ICU beds, which I believe they did successfully. They also increased testing capacity past what it was, and I believe secured some PPE.
Being in Minnesota though - we've already been "socially distancing" since November. We had a mild winter, but it's winter nonetheless. The pandemic hit at a pretty bad time for us. Honestly, I wish the governor would have shut things down a couple weeks sooner than he did while it was still cold outside. After it warmed up, the streets were filled with people. It's leveled off to normal now, but I was curious to see what the reaction was going to be.
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