Leonidas said:
Typical politicians.....make policy with incomplete information. Snowflake population ready to panic despite lack of said data. Perfect storm.
I'd bet they're using that "CovidActNow" website, which no one should use.
It is not run by a doctor, a virologist, epidemiologist, or anyone with a medical background.
It is run by a group composed of Democrat elected officials, Democrat party activists, and some tech industry people who are big Democrat donors. Their doomsday predictions have not come true, but mayors and governors are still using them. There are plenty of other sources for information that was run by people with actual training and experience in diseases.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill