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Originally Posted by Donger
In a news release Monday, the state pointed to crowded beaches as potential sources of outbreaks. On Maui, health investigations traced at least one case in a person who recently attended a “drum circle” at Makena Beach, or a group of roughly 100 people on the beach to watch the sunset and rising of the full moon.
No one was wearing a mask and it did not appear that people were practicing social distancing, the state said.
Anderson added, “Unfortunately, Hawaii is experiencing spikes in cases similar to many mainland states, and in most cases, we can track new infections back to those who have let down their guard. Everyone needs to take this very seriously.”
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It seems like every place - state, city or country - goes something like this:
- roughly 20% of the population just waiting to get the virus as soon as any kind of lockdown is lifted - these could be young healthy people, or those who don't take the virus seriously
- the rest actively trying to avoid the virus, lucky enough to be able to work from home full time, old/retired etc.
So no matter how well they do locking down in the first place, there's this pressure just waiting to burst out at all times to get that first 20%. Of course the later you can have your initial blowup, the better the treatment and the more hospitals are prepared - so there's value in just not getting it over with.
The big question is if opening schools is going to give the virus a whole new fresh field to plow into beyond that first 20%.