I want to take this opportunity to address the need for safety in relation to the terrible circumstances we are facing with a virus, SARS-CoV-2.

Opening the country when so many haven't become comfortable with the idea of being out and about is wrong. People have to come to terms with the reality before them and they are simply not used to it. They are more worried right now about their paychecks or unemployment checks and maintaining their home. They haven't had a chance to catch their breath from a stay at home orders and now they have to prepare for a return to work and school. It isn't the right time.

I do not believe the statistics are encouraging enough either.

The reporting from doctors and nurses are still worrisome. There is currently no real means to prevent the spread of additional infections except to stay at home. The children are acclimated to classrooms through video links in the home. Where students don't have access, they have people that care about that.

April 1, 2020
By Sarah Al-Arshani

...School districts across the country (click here) are turning school buses into WiFi hotspots where students can connect to the internet to complete assignments.

Topeka Public Schools in Topeka, Kansas, set up three WiFi buses where students can sit near the bus and use the code written on the windshield. Each bus is set up in a parking lot of one of the district's schools, local outlet KSNT reported.

According to The Associated Press, almost 3 million students in the US don't have access to the internet at home. That's a little less than 20% of all students. According to the US Department of Education, about a third of the homes with school-aged children don't have internet because they can't afford it....

The country is simply not ready to dive back into defying the virus from hurting them. If the national statistics showed a very slowed spread it would be different. But, the reality today dictates the 14 weeks of unemployment plus $600 needs to begin and continue while the news about the virus gets better and more encouraging. I don't want to hear "Fake News" either. The press is doing a great job.

COVID-19 is a very dangerous virus and it needs to be treated that way. Americans don't feel as though they have enough control and they don't want high amounts of risk in their lives. They have the right to feel safe in their homes, school, and at work and it just isn't there yet.

There is a lot that has to happen before the country is ready to begin their lives differently. There needs to be a tracking system for virus contact. There needs to be an abundance of PPE for the hospitals and sales to average Americans. There needs to be a firm indication in the numbers of cases and deaths that the trend is looking good and decreasing at an almost predictable rate.

Americans need to be able to work as much as possible from home. Why does that have to change? The children are fine. They are learning new skills while learning their studies. Many aspects of the stay at home orders are working well. Why disturb that right now?

The statistics need to be better. The society needs to be ready. We are fine for now. Let's just remain calm.

I am not in a hurry to push Americans to be compromised when they still don't believe they are prepared. I certainly don't appreciate the state governors overriding the cities and towns that believe they are not ready to be opened just yet. They haven't received the funding they need to make necessary changes.

The time will come. Until then, be and stay healthy.