So, regarding my premise from the other day where I said "It's been three weeks, why is there no sign of a pandemic in my area, such as a surge in my regional hospital and bodies piling up in reefer vans?"
When the official clock started ticking my position was that by 21 days from the first official cases in my region we would know one of two things: either the covid 19 scare was real and deadly, or it wasn't. If it was real, there would be verifiable evidence. If it wasn't real there would be no evidence. This headline gives the next clue on how the "no evidence" aspect will be spun:
California's efforts to stem the spread of the virus have been bold and controversial -- but appear to be working.
www.cnn.com
Now we are to believe that stay at home orders and various infringements on our civil liberties were the equivalent of a magic bubble that protected us from the time a governor waved his magic wand and said "Covid begone!" They can jerk us around like puppets, take away all of our rights, ignore the Constitution in the name of a global emergency and turn around and say "See! We ordered you to stay home and lo and behold the virus is not ravaging you like it is other places!"
Other than local officials co-opting a few deaths and saying they're "covid related" there will be no pandemic here...because the lockdown was soooo effective that the virus never found it's way into any of my cities 15 elder care facilities, or churches, or premature infant wards. Nope, the government waved it's magic wand, we complied and as long as we keep complying we'll all be safe.