> "never be completely open until we have a cure,"

This is absurd, and indicates a politician pandering for the next election.

For ebola, with 25% to 90% mortality, it can be justified.

For corona, with under 0.1% mortality for working-age people, it's madness.

"The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks."

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/ebola-virus-disease

yes, I don't understand it, but there seems to be a large group who want the lockdowns to remain no matter what. A commenter in a thread last week even went so far as to say the lockdowns were, overall, good for society. I have no explanation except maybe the national election. I hope that's not it because the wholesale destruction of livelihoods just to stick it to the other side is a very depressing thought.

There are a variety of reasons IMO:

-- Many of those making these comments are probably WFH with some level of normalcy so they don't really see how and why a lot of people are anxious to open things back up.

-- In the same general vein, they see a push to reopen as part of an agenda that puts "the economy" over people for the benefit of Big Business/The Rich.

-- They think there must be a near-term technological/policy fix if only the bad politicians would stop messing things up.