Short post for today...
216 newly reported deaths in Florida. Just about 3 weeks ago, I was being told in this very thread, "Florida has no problem, the deaths are barely rising from 30 per day"
There is evidence of a plateau in Florida now, though we aren't exactly seeing a quick decline. Appears there is now enough prevention and mitigation in place (mandatory and voluntary) to start to flatten things, maybe even start a slow decline.
At this juncture, I don't know if closing Disney parks would even change things much. People are barely attending anyway (lots of voluntary mitigation). But one must ask.. not specifically about Disney theme parks, but the state as a whole -- How many of the 216 deaths reported today would have been avoided if Florida hadn't rushed to re-open? If masking was taken seriously 3 months ago?
Nationwide, today we will likely pass France in per capita deaths. We are still a way off from passing Italy.. but it's quite possible that we surpass Italy in another 4-8 weeks. And just a few months ago, people here were condemning Italy and swearing it would never get that bad here.
Meanwhile, I note swirling rumors that demand for Disney is so low, lower than even the restricted capacity, that Disney might be forced to slow down their own re-opening. Already starting to see it, with announced delays in the opening of some resorts.
But there is a lesson there: Business will not operate normally through a raging pandemic. Putting on blinders, downplaying the pandemic, in order to promote the economy -- it just doesn't work.
Want Disney and other Florida businesses to thrive?? You have to get the pandemic under control FIRST, you need people to have confidence they will be safe.
216 newly reported deaths in Florida. Just about 3 weeks ago, I was being told in this very thread, "Florida has no problem, the deaths are barely rising from 30 per day"
There is evidence of a plateau in Florida now, though we aren't exactly seeing a quick decline. Appears there is now enough prevention and mitigation in place (mandatory and voluntary) to start to flatten things, maybe even start a slow decline.
At this juncture, I don't know if closing Disney parks would even change things much. People are barely attending anyway (lots of voluntary mitigation). But one must ask.. not specifically about Disney theme parks, but the state as a whole -- How many of the 216 deaths reported today would have been avoided if Florida hadn't rushed to re-open? If masking was taken seriously 3 months ago?
Nationwide, today we will likely pass France in per capita deaths. We are still a way off from passing Italy.. but it's quite possible that we surpass Italy in another 4-8 weeks. And just a few months ago, people here were condemning Italy and swearing it would never get that bad here.
Meanwhile, I note swirling rumors that demand for Disney is so low, lower than even the restricted capacity, that Disney might be forced to slow down their own re-opening. Already starting to see it, with announced delays in the opening of some resorts.
But there is a lesson there: Business will not operate normally through a raging pandemic. Putting on blinders, downplaying the pandemic, in order to promote the economy -- it just doesn't work.
Want Disney and other Florida businesses to thrive?? You have to get the pandemic under control FIRST, you need people to have confidence they will be safe.
