The speaker suggests that we should end lockdowns but wear masks as data suggests that those under 60 with no pre-existing conditions are 50 times less likely to develop severe outcomes. In other countries, wearing masks has drastically lowered viral coefficient rates.
The focus on fundamentals like food, supply chain efficiency, and the availability of essential goods has resulted in incredible success for food businesses during the pandemic. Despite the challenges faced by every business, the food industry has shown remarkable resilience and adaptation to the changes brought on by the pandemic.
The ideology of sheltering in place during the pandemic has become a divisive issue, with the left hoping it would get Trump out of office, while the red states would rather take their chances with the virus than have a 100% chance of failure in their professional life by staying home. Experts weigh in on the changes in their views over the past two months and the prospect of an L shape recovery.
The speaker believes that ending lockdowns but continuing to wear masks is the best approach, however, it seems that nobody in the political spectrum agrees with that, as one side wants to continue lockdowns indefinitely and the other doesn't want to wear masks, meanwhile, many Asian countries and Czechoslovakia were able to control the virus by using masks on a wide scale.