(06-25-2020, 08:48 PM)tomh009 Wrote: I'm in favour of keeping the border closed for the rest of the summer.
I suspect we will. Right now we keep extending the closure 2-3 weeks at a time, but anyone with a head knows that things aren't going to change in 2-3 weeks. So, at some point in July, I'm certain they'll announce they're keeping it closed for another few weeks. Things are going from worse to catastrophic down there.
But then my question is: How do we keep ourselves safe from places like Mexico, Brazil, India or Russia? Cases there are skyrocketing - many times higher than what they are reporting, because those countries are faced with various challenges in regards to testing. There is a lack of good medical infrastructure; Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil is basically saying "#yolo it's just a flu bro, face it like a man"; India - while trying - is just such a chaotic and densely populated country with millions who live in slums and congregate in busy streets/markets, and then Russia, who is basically just trying to ignore it - obfuscation is the Russian way.
At some point, for our own sake, it seems like we're going to need some form of restrictions placed on these countries in addition to the USA.