There are always highly contagious viruses and illnesses in the community. Do we need to decimate the economy, people’s livelihoods and future prospects and mental health for every single one of them? Especially as, as you rightly mention, the majority of people don’t even know they have it, let alone get sick from it.
The constant referrals to people who have lost family members is all well and good, I don’t think the aforementioned silent majority disagree with the fact that action had to be taken when the virus was new, rife, out of control and being fought blind. But we are 7 months on, we know exactly where the virus is, how it affects (or doesn’t) people, how to treat it (and how not to treat it) and most importantly, the fact that for the majority of people, it doesn’t even make them sick.
How long does this go on for? If there’s no vaccine and the virus takes years to burn out, do we continue with a crippled economy? Do we continue not doing all the things that make life worth living? Seeing loved ones, watching live sport/music/shows, travelling, working? Do we continue sitting at home, “staying safe”?
Newsflash, life is unsafe and nobody makes it out alive. Time to move on.