Actually, if you want to avoid COVID completely, it is. The only way to avoid it is to shut everything down until there's a vaccine.
Now, if you can name a place that (a) did not have a true, full first wave (e.g., the northeast states) and (b) did not start getting hit when they started reopening, then I'm all ears.
Short of that, if you're unwilling to shut down and to stay shut down, then you're going to get hit.
The question from a public policy perspective is how best to mitigate/balance the cumulative impact, considering who's most susceptible, the health implications of unemployment, non-health considerations, etc.
