If we look at it this way:
Excessive deaths vs. expected
Total deaths have exceeded the expected count every week since March 28th (10 straight weeks, likely to hit 11 when all said and done), knowing that counting a death can lag for up to 8 weeks if not longer.
The actual has not exceeded the threshold for excessive since the end of January
2018.
Additionally Percent of Deaths Expected for all deaths hit as high as 139% the week of April 11. And although that % has been dropping again noting counts lag up to 8 weeks behind and expected deaths > 100% as recently as the week of May 23rd it's not difficult to ascertain what is happening.
While that's the correct argument using logic, money is more important. Few on the right care that deaths could, and can still, be prevented. Hovey is throwing his hands up in the "what can you do" question, not really accepting that you can do a LOT to prevent more deaths. The fact that the question is even posted is an indication of that- none of my answer is really hard to think about- I honestly didn't even look anything up. Most of that is stuff that has been posted here on the thread before.
PPE, barriers, and separations along with spot testing. None of that is hard or surprising. So why even ask what can be done?
The real push back is that all of the things have been heavily politicized. Instead of smartly starting back up, it's as if we have to go back to what it was before or this isn't worth it.
IMHO, seeing companies pretend to struggle with what to do is a real illustration if they care about their employees. Ones that actually care have been putting in place barriers for a long time. And they have been sharing their processes. This isn't new, or hard, or that expensive. In the face of having to deal with sick at home for a few week employees, or hospitalization of their employees, or death- they think it's cheaper to do nothing.
And one should remember, Hovey has specifically pointed out that he has no responsibility to his fellow citizens to prevent the spread of the virus. If he's here on this board, that means there are a lot of people just like him out there.
At this point, there will be two groups, ones that throw up their hands and give up, and ones that do things as safe as they can. Unfortunately, that means many if us will be prevented from going anywhere because of the former. We REALLY want to go on vacation, especially go on a cruise- but I see so many people who make excuses about Florida's up turn, so much blocking of masks, so much downplaying of this virus- it's not going to be until there's a vaccine until we will be able to go. All it will take is one person lying, and thousands of people will be exposed.
