murphyag said:
Sea Speed said:
Wtf does that date have to do with anything at all.
Probably because it is right after busy Easter travel weekend. Many states have later spring breaks than we do or get Easter break. I guess they are waiting for all of that to slow down.
There's zero evidence that holidays, busy weekends, etc., spike transmission. They always claim memorial day will kill us all! Christmas vacation/traveling will increase covid!
It's always failed. It's always been a clear cut, seasonal pattern. Anyone paying the slightest bit of attention knows this. And yes, even the tyrants in charge know that any kind of mandates do virtually nothing.
The pessimist in me believes it's because things are plummeting now, but if you follow the seasonal pattern, you know by mid april it will be trending back up. Which means they can justify(in their minds) extending it again because of the new wave.