I mean, the virus isn't picky. It's not like it doesn't spread in certain businesses over others.
If you are indoors with other people for any prolonged period of time, then you run the risk of getting sick. That's it.
Ya, which is...everywhere. Offices, factory work, schools, malls, stores, costco, etc.
Just because we haven't seen cases of big outbreaks in gyms, or cinemas, doesn't mean that the virus magically doesn't spread there. Truth is, when these businesses were open, the virus just wasn't as prevalent as it is today. Now, with the higher infection rates, the risk is higher, everywhere. So, they're closing down as many businesses as is feasible where people are indoors around others for longer periods.
It *can spread there, not that it actually is. It can spread anywhere, that's the point. We already know this, so unless you're planning on closing everything you need to target the areas/businesses where it actually is spreading. They're not doing that because there will be too much blowback, not just publicly but economically as well. They won't shutdown construction, or manufacturing, or schools, or retail, so they go after the smaller guys that's more recreational like F&B, gyms/spas, cinemas...
It's much easier to tell little Melanie to close down her yoga studio than to go after the retail/wholesale industry who employs 2.7M people throughout Canada.
They're beating on the small guys.
Nobody is denying that schools are vectors for infections. But what's the solution? They can't close schools down. If they close schools down, they need to close everything down, because parents can't work if their kids have nowhere to go during the day. Like it or not, schools are up there with essentials like groceries and pharmacies. If gyms and bars and restaurants need to be sacrificed in order to keep schools open, well, that's just how it's going to need to be. They are way higher on the totem pole.
Well that's fine, and if that's the case, come out and say it. Don't pretend like schools aren't an issue because if they lie, all it leads to is people not trusting and listening to them. It opens the door to arguments like ''so my kid can gather with 20-30 other students in a shitty ass classroom barely ventilated for hours on end...but I can't go see my friend for a beer? f*** right off Legault.''
That's all it leads to.
And they don't want people looking at schools because they'll notice a lot of them were completely disorganized.
If this makes you angry, that's ok, because it should. Direct your anger at the people who are gathering, having parties, having friends/family over, taking "calculated risks" (which is f***ing bullshit, by the way), and businesses that don't enforce masks and distancing.
I'm not going to be upset with people for acting..you know...like normal humans.
Government predicted in April there would be a 2nd wave coming and they did close to nothing to prepare.
My teacher friends had their first meeting about schools the thursday before the monday they opened and they had nothing prepared. My friend had to remind the school 5 times that the windows in her classroom didn't open because they're old and rusty. All summer to prepare but did nothing.
So no, I'm not going to be upset for people gathering and having parties because I knew this would happen. You can't avoid it. I worked in Saudi mate, people can get in some really serious trouble for partying with booze, yet they're constantly doing it.
It's because of them that your sacrifice, and the sacrifice of so many businesses, is all for nothing. And yeah, that includes grandma hugging grandkids. There is no such thing as a calculated risk. For this to work, everyone needs to be on board.
At some point you need to accept reality as well. People are not going to stop gathering. Unless you become way more drastic, curfews, jail time, it ain't happening and the longer this virus stays the less and less people will listen. So, might be a good time to figure out a different strategy than the blame game.
Know your audience. You will never have everybody on board if you aren't transparent.
Ok. Then don't get mad that the gym isn't open. Because it's the cumulative effect of everyone "being human" that these businesses are closed and suffering.
How is it? we had reopened mate. The people didn't do anything new over the summer that made our numbers rise. The partying happened all summer too and we didn't have these crazy jumps in numbers. We didn't even see an increase after the marches/protests in the streets after George Floyd. The opposite actually, cases were steadily declining.
People didn't suddenly change their behavior in September.
