I'm not arguing against the shutdown- the point is the models were WAY OFF ( and did factor in a quarantine) -and it's time to be going for herd immunity -the only real answer because a vaccine for a corona virus doesn't happen.
Yes you can have outdoor parades and fireworks - the question is what to do about restaurants/theaters etc where social distancing may make it impracticle to open.
in all the hullaballo about Trump and his crazy light statements, it was lost that LOW DOSE UV fixtures KILL VIRUS.
You focus them on a ceiling and use an updraft to circulate the air and kill virus.
If we don't start to open,we won't be able to find solutions for these situations
https://news.columbia.edu/ultraviolet-technology-virus-covid-19-UV-light
technique that zaps airborne viruses with a narrow-wavelength band of UV light shows promise for curtailing the person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in indoor public places.
The technology, developed by Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research, uses lamps that emit continuous, low doses of a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light, known as
far-UVC, which can kill viruses and bacteria without harming human skin, eyes and other tissues, as is the problem with conventional UV light.
“Far-UVC light has the potential to be a ‘game changer,’” said David Brenner, professor of radiation biophysics and director of the center. “It can be safely used in occupied public spaces, and it kills pathogens in the air before we can breathe them in.”
The research team’s experiments have shown far-UVC effective in eradicating two types of airborne seasonal coronaviruses (the ones that cause coughs and colds). The researchers are now testing the light against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in collaboration with Thomas Briese and W. Ian Lipkin of the Center for Infection and Immunity in a biosafety laboratory, with encouraging results, Brenner said.